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

I believe the answer is:
in absentia
'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'.
'when' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for in absentia that I've seen before include "While not present (Latin)" , "not at event" , "away" , "Wanting an appearance" .)
