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Lacking energy, teach girl to dance (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lethargic

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

'teach girl to dance' is the wordplay.
'to dance' indicates anagramming the letters (letters must dance around).
'teach'+'girl'='teachgirl'
'teachgirl' anagrammed gives 'LETHARGIC'.

(Other definitions for lethargic that I've seen before include "lack of energy" , "Lacking energy/enthusiasm" , "without energy" , "languid" , "Apathetic, lacking energy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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