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Changes in it are due to inactivity (7)

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I believe the answer is:

inertia

'inactivity' is the definition.
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'changes in it are' is the wordplay.
'changes' is an anagram indicator.
'in'+'it'+'are'='initare'
'initare' is an anagram of 'INERTIA'.

'due to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for inertia that I've seen before include "I retain, being without energy" , "Tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged" , "Slowness to move or act" , "Disinclination to act" , "Lack of movement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Guardian.
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