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One caring perhaps but not knowing (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ignorance

'not knowing' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'one caring perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'one'+'caring'='onecaring'
'onecaring' anagrammed gives 'IGNORANCE'.

'but' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ignorance that I've seen before include "Ken lacking" , "lack of awareness" , "Not knowing" , "being uninformed" , "Lack of knowledge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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