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"clumsy" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often bumbling (8 letters).
Definitions
not elegant or graceful in expression
Word origin
Possibly from an alteration of clumsed (“benumbed”) or from clumse (“a stupid fellow; lout”) + -y. More at clumse.
Used in a sentence
“He's very clumsy. I wouldn't trust him with carrying the dishes.”
“It is a clumsy solution, but it might work for now.”
“What a clumsy joke”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Lacking grace”6 letters
02“Awkward”6 letters
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