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Volunteer's drop in enthusiasm, mostly ignored (5)

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I believe the answer is:

opine

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'volunteer's drop in enthusiasm mostly ignored' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'volunteer's drop in enthusiasm mostly' is the wordplay.
'mostly' indicates a hidden word (most of the letters in the clue).
'OPINE' is hidden within 'volunteers drop in enthusiasm'.

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(Other definitions for opine that I've seen before include "Proffer a view" , "judge" , "Conjecture" , "Express one's opinion openly" , "State one's held view" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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