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Mite in grass not moving (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sticking

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'not moving' is the definition.
('stick' is the opposite to 'move')

'mite in grass' is the wordplay.
'mite' becomes 'tick' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'grass' becomes 'sing' (I've seen this in other clues).
'tick' inserted into 'sing' is 'STICKING'.

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(Other definitions for sticking that I've seen before include "Adhering" , "Putting" , "ADHERENT]" , "in need of an oil, perhaps?" , "Gluing" .)

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