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Draw attention to show of indifference surrounding cup (9)

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I believe the answer is:

spotlight

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'draw attention to' is the definition.
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'of indifference surrounding cup' is the wordplay.
'of indifference' becomes 'slight' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'surrounding' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'cup' becomes 'pot'.
'slight' enclosing 'pot' is 'SPOTLIGHT'.

'show' is the link.

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(Other definitions for spotlight that I've seen before include "fame" , "Give prominence to" , "Direct attention to" , "Prominent position" , "Illumination focused on small area" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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