Carbon — (exhaled gas) (7)

I believe the answer is:

dioxide

(Other definitions for dioxide that I've seen before include "Compound involving two oxygen atoms" , "Chemical" , "Dixie do (anag.)" , "Molecule containing two atoms of oxygen" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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