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Difficulty in moving train i.e. after wreck (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inertia

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'difficulty in moving' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'train i e after wreck' is the wordplay.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'wreck' is an anagram indicator.
'train'+'i'+'e'='trainie'
'trainie' anagrammed gives 'INERTIA'.

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(Other definitions for inertia that I've seen before include "Lethargy" , "Disinclination to change" , "showing reluctance to move" , "Slowness to take action, state of laziness" , "Stagnating state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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