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Lassitude of monkey gulping oxygen (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

languor

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'lassitude' is the definition.
('languor' can be a synonym of 'lassitude')

'monkey gulping oxygen' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'oxygen' could be 'o' (atomic symbol for oxygen) and 'o' is found in the answer.
'monkey' could be 'langur' (langur is a kind of monkey) and 'langur' is present in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for languor that I've seen before include "'Lassitude, lethargy (7)'" , "Pleasurable inactivity" , "Pleasant inactivity" , "Dreamy inactivity" , "Lack of energy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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