Socially inept person ( Informal ) (4)

I believe the answer is:

nerd

(Other definitions for nerd that I've seen before include "Boring person" , "Student who is ridiculed for studying excessively" , "Technical expert" , "Irritating person (slang)" , "knowledgable geek" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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