Failure to be present (7)

I believe the answer is:

absence

(Other definitions for absence that I've seen before include "Failure to show" , "It may make the heart grow fonder" , "Want (of something)" , "Seen cab (anag.)" , "''. . . . . . . makes the heart grow fonder'' (7)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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