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Having no inclination to travel, will move, I figure, into (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vertical

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'having no inclination' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'travel will move i figure into' is the wordplay.
'will move' is an anagram indicator.
'figure' becomes 'c' (I've seen this in other clues).
'into' is an insertion indicator.
'i'+'c'='ic'
'travel' with letters rearranged gives 'vertal'.
'vertal' going around 'ic' is 'VERTICAL'.

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for vertical that I've seen before include "as is column" , "At right angles to the horizontal" , "At right angles to the base line" , "Perfectly upright" , "Upright, perpendicular" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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