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Not appropriate to sleep inside it (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inapt

'not appropriate' is the definition.
(inapt means inappropriate or ill-fitting)

'sleep inside it' is the wordplay.
'sleep' becomes 'nap' (a nap is a short sleep).
'inside' is an insertion indicator.
'nap' going within 'it' is 'INAPT'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for inapt that I've seen before include "Ill-chosen, not suitable" , "Not fitting" , "Far from fit" , "Useless" , "Inappropriate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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