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Language I long to learn? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lingo

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'language' is the definition.
(lingo is a kind of language)

'long to learn?' is the wordplay.
'long' becomes 'l'.
'to learn?' becomes 'ingo' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'l'+'ingo'='LINGO'

'i' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for lingo that I've seen before include "Language, colloquially speaking." , "Vernacular" , "Argot" , "Tongue" , "Jargon, language (colloq.)" .)

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