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Unable to pass time in debauched surroundings (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

immortal

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'unable to pass' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'time in debauched surroundings' is the wordplay.
'time in' becomes 't' (I am not sure about the 'in' bit.**).
'debauched' becomes 'immoral' ('immoral' can be similar in meaning to 'debauched').
'surroundings' is an insertion indicator.
't' inserted within 'immoral' is 'IMMORTAL'.

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(Other definitions for immortal that I've seen before include "God" , "Everlasting" , "Moral Tim (anag.)" , "Deathless" , "Never dying" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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