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The Clue

Shiftless sort (5 letter answer)

The Answer

IDLER

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Notes

The answer IDLER is common and appears about once every 200 puzzles.

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Lazy one
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Slugabed
Sluggard
Unambitious one
Vagrant
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Clock watcher
Do-nothing
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Definition

IDLER as a noun:

1. (idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum) = person who does no work; "a lazy bum"

IDLE as an adjective:

1. not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"
2. (baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wild) = without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
3. (idle, unused) = not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"
4. (idle, light) = silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"
5. (idle, loose) = lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
6. (dead, idle) = not yielding a return; "dead capital"; "idle funds"
7. (idle, jobless, out of work) = not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work"