In the land of Nod (8)
I believe the answer is:
sleeping
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">in the land of nod</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sleeping that I've seen before include "Dormant" , "In the land of Nod" .)