Inert gas in the air (5)

I believe the answer is:

argon

(Other definitions for argon that I've seen before include "Gas used in electric lights" , "Inert gas, symbol Ar" , "elementary" , "Inert gas used in light bulbs" , "noble element" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.com and the Newsday.

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