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Ignoring one perhaps indicates unfriendliness (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

distance

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(Other definitions for distance that I've seen before include "Full extent of fighting" , "A far-off point" , "Length of space between one place and another" , "The gap between two places" , "standoffishness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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