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Being still inebriated after partying and missing bed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inertia

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'being still' is the definition.
(inertia is stillness or lack of movement)

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(Other definitions for inertia that I've seen before include "Disinclination to respond" , "I retain, being without energy" , "Tendency to remain at rest or in steady motion" , "Slowness to act, lack of strength" , "Change-resisting tendency" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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