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New ringtone is a gas! (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nitrogen

'a gas' is the definition.
(nitrogen is a kind of gas)

'new ringtone' is the wordplay.
'new' is an anagram indicator.
'ringtone' is an anagram of 'NITROGEN'.

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for nitrogen that I've seen before include "It comprises about four-fifths of the atmosphere" , "Much of what we take in" , "Chief component of air" , "Gaseous element" , "creates much atmosphere" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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