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Hanging around work, walking with a bounce (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lolloping

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'walking with a bounce' is the definition.
('lollop' can be a synonym of 'walk with a bounce')

'hanging around work' is the wordplay.
'hanging' becomes 'lolling' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'work' becomes 'op' (short for opus).
'lolling' placed around 'op' is 'LOLLOPING'.

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