About 78% of air (8)

I believe the answer is:

nitrogen

(Other definitions for nitrogen that I've seen before include "Major constituent of air" , "Main gas in air" , "Atomic number 7" , "Gaseous element" , "Inert nog is an inert gas" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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