patched:
num  calls                time                       self            name
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 1)    1        3433,98  3433,98   99,62%   2439,38  2439,38   70,77%  n-list
 2)  161         638,21     3,96   18,52%    638,21     3,96   18,52%  _nlist_print_with_ansi
 3)    7         928,72   132,67   26,94%    290,51    41,50    8,43%  n-list-draw
 4)    7          50,29     7,18    1,46%     50,20     7,17    1,46%  n-list-input
 5)    2          11,39     5,69    0,33%     11,39     5,69    0,33%  _nlist_cursor_visibility
 6)    7          10,79     1,54    0,31%     10,62     1,52    0,31%  _nlist_setup_user_vars
 7)    1          12,96    12,96    0,38%      6,09     6,09    0,18%  _nlist_exit
 8)    7           0,29     0,04    0,01%      0,29     0,04    0,01%  _nlist_status_msg
( n-panelize < ~/lsoflsof; )  5,18s user 0,18s system 89% cpu 5,959 total

clean:
num  calls                time                       self            name
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 1)  161        5266,46    32,71   44,35%   5266,46    32,71   44,35%  _nlist_print_with_ansi
 2)    1       11851,19 11851,19   99,79%   3706,12  3706,12   31,21%  n-list
 3)    7        7754,84  1107,83   65,30%   2488,38   355,48   20,95%  n-list-draw
 4)    7         316,40    45,20    2,66%    310,96    44,42    2,62%  n-list-input
 5)    7          38,35     5,48    0,32%     30,59     4,37    0,26%  _nlist_setup_user_vars
 6)    7          26,60     3,80    0,22%     26,60     3,80    0,22%  _nlist_status_msg
 7)    2          23,89    11,95    0,20%     23,89    11,95    0,20%  _nlist_cursor_visibility
 8)    1          24,35    24,35    0,21%      9,34     9,34    0,08%  _nlist_exit
( n-panelize < ~/lsoflsof; )  13,77s user 0,21s system 95% cpu 14,660 total