Still taking no sides, refer to uprising (8)

I believe the answer is:

akinetic

'still' is the definition.
(akinetic means not moving)

'taking no sides refer to uprising' is the wordplay.
'no sides' indicates the central letters (letters at the sides are removed).
'refer to' becomes 'cite' (synonyms).
'uprising' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
The middle of 'taking' is 'akin'.
'cite' back-to-front is 'etic'.
'akin'+'etic'='AKINETIC'

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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