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Innate bias spread when away in Rome (2,8)

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I believe the answer is:

in absentia

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'away in rome' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech.

'innate bias spread' is the wordplay.
'spread' is an anagram indicator.
'innate'+'bias'='innatebias'
'innatebias' anagrammed gives 'IN ABSENTIA'.

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(Other definitions for in absentia that I've seen before include "While not present (Latin)" , "not at event" , "away" , "Wanting an appearance" .)

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