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Clumsy with a beer in moving forwards (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inapt

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'clumsy' is the definition.
(I know that clumsy can be written as inapt)

'beer in moving forwards' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'in' is within the answer.
The remaining letters 'apt' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'with a' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for inapt that I've seen before include "Cartoon duck" , "Unsuitable - paint (anag)" , "Not proper" , "Ill-chosen, not suitable" , "not fit for purpose" .)

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