Out of sorts, getting up in states of torpor (7)
I believe the answer is:
stupors
'states of torpor' is the definition.
'stupors' can be an answer for 'states' (stupor is a kind of state). I am unsure of the 'of torpor' bit.
'out of sorts getting up' is the wordplay.
'out of' indicates an anagram.
'getting' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'sorts' anagrammed gives 'stors'.
'stors' enclosing 'up' is 'STUPORS'.
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
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