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Out of place, I sleep at back of hut (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inapt

'out of place' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'i sleep at back of hut' is the wordplay.
'sleep' becomes 'nap' (a nap is a short sleep).
'at' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'back of' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letter of 'hut' is 't'.
'i'+'nap'+'t'='INAPT'

(Other definitions for inapt that I've seen before include "Unsuited" , "Improper" , "Ill-suited" , "Ill-chosen, not suitable" , "Unsuitable - paint (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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