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Route through a yard: no interest in it (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apathy

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'no interest in it' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'route through a yard' is the wordplay.
'route' becomes 'path' (synonyms).
'through' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters go through the word).
'yard' becomes 'y' (abbreviation).
'a'+'y'='ay'
'path' going within 'ay' is 'APATHY'.

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(Other definitions for apathy that I've seen before include "Torpor" , "Absence of interest or emotion" , "Absence of emotion or enthusiasm" , "Indifference - listlessness" , "Indifferent quality" .)

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