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Deals suit out in weariness (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lassitude

'weariness' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'deals suit out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'deals'+'suit'='dealssuit'
'dealssuit' with letters rearranged gives 'LASSITUDE'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for lassitude that I've seen before include "slackness" , "Lack of energy and enthusiasm" , "Weakness" , "Sluggishness" , "30 [LETHARGY]" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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