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VIP's sea trip producing no reaction (7)

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I believe the answer is:

passive

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'no reaction' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'vip's sea trip' is the wordplay.
'trip' is an anagram indicator.
'vips'+'sea'='vipssea'
'vipssea' with letters rearranged gives 'PASSIVE'.

'producing' is the link.

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(Other definitions for passive that I've seen before include "Submissive" , "Inert; not acting" , "Docile" , "Inactive or non-resistant" , "Unresisting" .)

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