The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word INSOMNIA
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More clues leading to the result INSOMNIA
- Problem one's presumably unable to sleep on
- It prevents you going off
- Popular mason disturbed about current sleep disorder
- No simian suffers inability to doze
- You won’t be caught napping with this
- Sleepers, awake! is no cure for this!
- What can put off a productive retirement?
- It’s always Sleepless in Seattle’s opening I moan about
- This has one in mansion tossing and turning
- A minion’s faltering complaint
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The straight part
We know that "inability to doze" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case inability to doze = insomnia.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does INSOMNIA mean?
INSOMNIA noun- A sleeping disorder that is known for its symptoms of unrest and the inability to sleep.