Idle kid’s awfully unpopular (8)
I believe the answer is:
disliked
'unpopular' is the definition.
('disliked' can be similar in meaning to 'unpopular')
'idle kid's awfully' is the wordplay.
'awfully' indicates an anagram.
'idle'+'kids'='idlekids'
'idlekids' anagrammed gives 'DISLIKED'.
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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