Silly and senseless (5)

I believe the answer is:

inane

(Other definitions for inane that I've seen before include "Fatuous, vacuous" , "Fatuous, asinine" , "Lacking sense, silly" , "unimaginitive" , "Really stupid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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