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Energy wasted upon gadget (3-2-3-2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

get-up-and-go

'energy' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'wasted upon gadget' is the wordplay.
'wasted' indicates anagramming the letters.
'upon'+'gadget'='upongadget'
'upongadget' is an anagram of 'GET-UP-AND-GO'.

(Other definitions for get-up-and-go that I've seen before include "Vim" , "'pizazz'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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