#3 gas in the atmosphere (5)

I believe the answer is:

argon

(Other definitions for argon that I've seen before include "rare gas" , "Gas, inert constituent of air" , "Noble gas used in light bulbs" , "Noble gas, Ar" , "noble element" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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