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Sluggish? Teach girl exercises (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lethargic

'sluggish?' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'teach girl exercises' is the wordplay.
'exercises' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'exercising' mean this).
'teach'+'girl'='teachgirl'
'teachgirl' with letters rearranged gives 'LETHARGIC'.

(Other definitions for lethargic that I've seen before include "lack of energy" , "somewhat slow" , "reluctant to move" , "Unenergetic" , "Lacking energy/enthusiasm" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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