The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word IDLER
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More clues leading to the result IDLER
- Reluctant worker regularly indulged, taking rest principally
- Layabout seen in bridle road
- I had clerk starting late and finishing early — layabout
- Lazybones is uncommonly riled
- Bette, say, axing male who can’t motivate himself
- Lazy type, terribly riled
- Lazy type, horribly riled
- Wastrel filling barrel dithered around
- Layabout getting stripped weirdly out of shape
- Indolent type I had left with hesitation
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The straight part
We know that "Indolent type" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case indolent type = idler.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does IDLER mean?
IDLER noun- One who idles; one who spends his or her time in inaction.
- One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard.
- Any member of a ship's crew who is not required to keep the night-watch
- A mechanical device such as a pulley or wheel that does not transmit power, but supports a moving belt etc.