Gas in fluorescent lamps (5)

I believe the answer is:

argon

(Other definitions for argon that I've seen before include "Noble gas, atomic number 18" , "Inert eighteen ac gas" , "Gaseous element" , "Noble gas, Ar" , "noble element" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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