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Dispirited, having no inventory? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

listless

'dispirited' is the definition.
(I know that dispirited can be written as listless)

'no inventory' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'inventory' could be 'list' (I've seen this before) and 'list' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'less' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'having' is the link.

(Other definitions for listless that I've seen before include "Languid - apathetic" , "Low-spirited" , "Tells sis to be lacking in energy" , "Lacking zest or enthusiasm" , "Without energy or vitality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times and The Hindu.
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