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I have a liking for being unbiased (9)

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I believe the answer is:

impartial

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'unbiased' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'i have a liking for being' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'i' could be 'a' and 'a' is present in the answer.
'a' is present in the answer.
'being' could be 'imp' (imp is a kind of being) and 'imp' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for impartial that I've seen before include "Unbiased" , "Objective" , "Fair, unprejudiced" , "not taking sides" , "Treating all rivals equally" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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