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Fleeting interest (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

phase

(Other definitions for phase that I've seen before include "Shape into stage" , "A particular point in the time of a cycle" , "Period or stage in a process of change" , "Passing stage" , "Aspect of moon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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