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Youth of innate energy (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

teen

'youth' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'of innate energy' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates a hidden word.
'TEEN' is hidden within 'innate energy'.

(Other definitions for teen that I've seen before include "Adolescent, then adult-to-be" , "Youngster of a certain age" , "Adolescent (informal)" , "Juvenile" , "Of 13 to 19 year olds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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