The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word INDOLENCE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result INDOLENCE
- Laziness and rudeness to involve daughter rather than son
- Laziness of couple evacuated after benefit goes in pub
- No decline should be misconstrued as laziness
- Daughter eclipses son in rudeness and laziness
- Sloth featured in handout found in pub next to church
- Laziness on decline after making some changes
- Not working? Local church will collect money to help those affected
- Star skirting new change, avoiding pressure, not doing much
- Popular benefit cut initially introduced to North East not doing anything?
- Decline on working — showing this?
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What does INDOLENCE mean?
INDOLENCE noun- Habitual laziness or sloth.