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Why some like Mars being in transit regularly with Earth (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

taste

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'why some like mars being' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.

'transit regularly with earth' is the wordplay.
'regularly' indicates alternate letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'earth' becomes 'E'.
The alternating letters of 'transit' are 'tast'.
'tast'+'e'='TASTE'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for taste that I've seen before include "Try (food)" , "bit to eat" , "Sample, savour" , "Savour in the mouth" , "Appreciation, discernment" .)

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