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Dispassionate sort of chat in action (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

detached

'dispassionate' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'sort of chat in action' is the wordplay.
'sort of' indicates an anagram.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'action' becomes 'deed' (deed is a kind of action).
'chat' anagrammed gives 'tach'.
'tach' put inside 'deed' is 'DETACHED'.

(Other definitions for detached that I've seen before include "Separate, disconnected" , "Type of house" , "cut off" , "Clinical" , "Separated from - maybe a house" .)

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