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Tendency to remain unchanged (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inertia

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">tendency to remain unchanged</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(inertia can mean a tendency to stay the same)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for inertia that I've seen before include "I retain (anag) - the tendency to retain same speed and direction" , "Slowness to act, lassitude" , "Slowness to move or act" , "Motionlessness" , "Passiveness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Times and the New York Times.
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