Like a butterfingers

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inept

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(Other definitions for inept that I've seen before include "lacks skill" , "Unsuitable, clumsy" , "Useless, awkward" , "Wanting" , "Incompetent or awkward" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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