Currently inactive (7)

I believe the answer is:

dormant

(Other definitions for dormant that I've seen before include "Lying inactive as if in sleep" , "Inactive, but not dead" , "Temporarily inactive, being mordant" , "Comatose" , "Temporarily quiet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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