What does the cryptic crossword clue "Reluctant to exert oneself putting axis in place (4)" mean?

The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). Z (synonym="an axis in three dimensional space") in LAY (synonym="to place/to put in position") = LAZY The answer is LAZY.

Reluctant to exert oneself putting axis in place (4)

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