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Inappropriate force will break one (5)

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I believe the answer is:

unfit

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'inappropriate' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'force will break one' is the wordplay.
'force will' becomes 'f' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'break' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'one' becomes 'unit' (synonyms).
'f' inserted within 'unit' is 'UNFIT'.

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(Other definitions for unfit that I've seen before include "Not in good physical condition, or not suitable" , "Not in good shape physically" , "Inapt" , "Not in good physical shape (5)" , "Ill - out of shape" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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