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Hang Leo awkwardly with fluorine, or iodine (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

halogen

'fluorine or iodine' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'hang leo awkwardly' is the wordplay.
'awkwardly' indicates an anagram.
'hang'+'leo'='hangleo'
'hangleo' with letters rearranged gives 'HALOGEN'.

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for halogen that I've seen before include "iodine, perhaps" , "Chlorine, fluorine, bromine, iodine or astatine?" , "I must be regarded as one" , "Element like, eg, fluorine" , "I too maybe" .)

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