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Lazy and idle, not stirring around noon (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

indolent

'lazy' is the definition.
('indolent' can be a synonym of 'lazy')

'idle not stirring around noon' is the wordplay.
'stirring' indicates an anagram.
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'noon' becomes 'n'.
'idle'+'not'='idlenot'
'idlenot' is an anagram of 'idolent'.
'idolent' going around 'n' is 'INDOLENT'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for indolent that I've seen before include "Making no effort" , "Lethargic" , "Work-shy" , "not willing to work" , "Lazy, disinclined to work" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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