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Nice small top slips — being embraced by one naked causes awkwardness (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ineptitude

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'awkwardness' is the definition.
(I know that awkwardness can be written as ineptitude)

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(Other definitions for ineptitude that I've seen before include "Awkwardness, clumsiness" , "Incompetence" , "lack of competence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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