Description of poor kippers -- or suggestion for overly good ones? (9)
I believe the answer is:
sleepless
If this is the answer I cannot explain how the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sleepless that I've seen before include "Film: '-- in Seattle'" , "Insomniac" , "Suffering from insomnia, not in the land of Nod" .)