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Wanting drive, hate travelling in empty Landcruiser with smoke coming from the back (9)

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I believe the answer is:

lethargic

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'coming from the back' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'wanting drive hate travelling in empty landcruiser with smoke' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'hate' is 'etha' which is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for lethargic that I've seen before include "Short of energy" , "Lackadaisical" , "languid" , "The garlic (anag.)" , "Sluggish and apathetic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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