Temporarily inactive (7)

I think it could be either:

dormant

abeyant

'temporarily inactive' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for abeyant that I've seen before include "Adjourned" , "In temporary suspension" , "temporarily suspended" , "in suspense" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.

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