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Out of practice (5)

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I think it could be either:

rusty

stale

'out of practice' is the definition.
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This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for rusty that I've seen before include "Oxidised, corroded" , "Reddish," , "(Of iron) corroded" , "affected by inactivity" , "Having a reddish-orange oxide coating" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Independent, The Mirror, the Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, The Times, the Penny Press, the LA Times, the USA Today, The Sunday Times, The Guardian and the Sydney Morning Herald.
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