Coming to after sleep (6)

I believe the answer is:

waking

(Other definitions for waking that I've seen before include "getting aroused" , "Emerging from sleep" , "Stirring, coming to life" , "prelude to rising" , "conscious hours" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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