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Methane planet has -- breathing ultimately 'restricted'! (5-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

marsh gas

'methane' is the definition.
(marsh gas is a kind of methane)

'planet has breathing ultimately restricted' is the wordplay.
'planet' becomes 'mars' (Mars is a planet).
'ultimately' says to take the final letters.
'restricted' indicates putting letters inside.
The last letter of 'breathing' is 'g'.
'has' placed around 'g' is 'hgas'.
'mars'+'hgas'='MARSH-GAS'

(Other definitions for marsh gas that I've seen before include "Methane from decaying matter in bogs" , "Product of rotting waterlogged matter" , "methane type" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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