Made unemployed by identifiable banks (4)

I believe the answer is:

idle

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(Other definitions for idle that I've seen before include "not being engaged" , "Inert; lazy" , "Lazy - unemployed" , "Inactive - lied (anag)" , "out of a job" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).

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