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Hanging around's tiring Leo out (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loitering

'hanging around's' is the definition.
('loiter' can be a synonym of 'hang around')

'tiring leo out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'tiring'+'leo'='tiringleo'
'tiringleo' with letters rearranged gives 'LOITERING'.

(Other definitions for loitering that I've seen before include "Hanging around or lurking" , "Lingering" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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