Impediment to innovation (8)
I believe the answer is:
rigidity
(Other definitions for rigidity that I've seen before include "Unbending nature" , "Inability to bend" , "Inflexibility, stiffness" , "Strictness" .)
I've seen this clue in the Newsday.
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