Related Clues:

• Has a powwow
• Stays idle, in a way
• Seeks alms
• Poses, as for a portrait
• Takes the bench?
• Plops into a chair
• Uses a pew
• Is a good dog, maybe
• Remains unused
• Wrests
• Has one's portrait painted
• Is inactive
• Asks to be excused, with "off"
• Collects splinters, so to speak
• Rests one's feet