Crossword Genius

Ineffectual people shun cue, stupidly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eunuchs

'ineffectual people' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'shun cue stupidly' is the wordplay.
'stupidly' indicates an anagram (a stupid ordering of the letters).
'shun'+'cue'='shuncue'
'shuncue' is an anagram of 'EUNUCHS'.

(Other definitions for eunuchs that I've seen before include "Harem guards" , "deprived men" , "Men cut out for work in harems?" , "Harem attendants" , "Castrati" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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