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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 Wall Street Journal, The Independent, the Penny Press, The Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the LA Times, The Mirror, the USA Today, The Guardian, the Newsday, The Sunday Times and The Telegraph.
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