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Moan perversely about Gulf inhabitant's obsessive single-mindedness (9)

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I believe the answer is:

monomania

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'obsessive single-mindedness' is the definition.
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'moan perversely about gulf inhabitant's' is the wordplay.
'perversely' is an anagram indicator.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'gulf inhabitant's' becomes 'omani' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'moan' with letters rearranged gives 'mona'.
'mona' enclosing 'omani' is 'MONOMANIA'.

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(Other definitions for monomania that I've seen before include "Obsession with one thing" , "Unhealthy preoccupation with one thing" , "Single-minded passion" , "obsessive single-mindedness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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