Closely crowded; stupid (5)

I believe the answer is:

dense

(Other definitions for dense that I've seen before include "Tightly packed - stupid" , "Thick; stupid" , "Close knit" , "Compressed - obtuse" , "Close-knit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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