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In parts see a part apart (8)

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I believe the answer is:

separate

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'in parts' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'see a part apart' is the wordplay.
'apart' indicates an anagram (the word is broken apart).
'see'+'a'+'part'='seeapart'
'seeapart' with letters rearranged gives 'SEPARATE'.

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(Other definitions for separate that I've seen before include "Move" , "divorce" , "Take or keep apart" , "Divided or detached" , "Divide, keep apart" .)

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