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They dont believe this seat is broken (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

atheists

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'they dont believe' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'this seat is broken' is the wordplay.
'is broken' indicates an anagram.
'this'+'seat'='thisseat'
'thisseat' anagrammed gives 'ATHEISTS'.

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(Other definitions for atheists that I've seen before include "Godless people" , "They don't believe in a deity" , "They deny the existence of a god" , "They do not believe in the existance of a God" , "Non-believers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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