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Flag and sail hung loosely (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

languish

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

'sail hung loosely' is the wordplay.
'loosely' indicates anagramming the letters (a looser version of the letters).
'sail'+'hung'='sailhung'
'sailhung' is an anagram of 'LANGUISH'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for languish that I've seen before include "Become discouraged" , "Suffer hardship" , "Flag" , "Lose or lack vitality" , "Haul sign away - lack vitality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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