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Sluggish at interchange? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

inert

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'sluggish' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'at interchange' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'at' could be 'in' (synonymous in some cases - eg at school, in school) and 'in' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for inert that I've seen before include "Sluggish, still" , "Like some gases" , "Chemically unreactive" , "Without the strength to move" , "Not active or reactive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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