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Prosaic concern, not on law (6-2-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

matter-of-fact

'prosaic' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'concern not on law' is the wordplay.
'concern' becomes 'matter' (matter is a kind of concern).
'not on' becomes 'off' ('off' is the opposite to 'on').
'law' becomes 'act' (I've seen this before).
'matter'+'off'+'act'='MATTER-OF-FACT'

(Other definitions for matter-of-fact that I've seen before include "Unimaginative, emotionless" , "Commonplace" , "Down to earth" , "Straightforward and unemotional" , "Unemotional and practical" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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