Taking it easy, yearning to include uniform (8)
I believe the answer is:
lounging
'taking' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'it easy yearning to include uniform' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'uniform' could be 'u' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.) and 'u' is present in the answer.
'yearning' could be 'longing' (synonyms) and 'longing' is found in the leftover letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lounging that I've seen before include "Sitting idly - in posh bar?" , "Reclining comfortably" .)