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Longing again, lost in a daze (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nostalgia

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'longing' is the definition.
(I know that nostalgia is a type of longing)

'again lost in a daze' is the wordplay.
'again lost' anagrams to 'NOSTALGIA'.
Though, I'm not clear how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for nostalgia that I've seen before include "longing for home and family" , "A sentimental longing of analogist" , "Sentimental longing for the past" , "That may bring on homesickness" , "Remembrance of Things Past" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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