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Banality means one looks for new interests (9)

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I believe the answer is:

triteness

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'banality' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'new interests' is the wordplay.
'new' is an anagram indicator.
'interests' with letters rearranged gives 'TRITENESS'.

'means one looks for' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for triteness that I've seen before include "Lack of originality" , "Interests (anag.)" , "Interests of some staleness" , "Banality" , "Unoriginality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.
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