The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word APATHY
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More clues leading to the result APATHY
- Indifference in a way unknown
- Lack of enthusiasm for one heading off around track
- Route through a yard? There’s no interest in it
- Lack of interest, in a way, on the fourth of July
- A course of action ending in surly indifference
- A way granny finally shows lack of interest
- Not caring, needing some soap at hygienist’s
- Indifference always blocks the way
- Flatness of a route’s variable
- Indifference, in a way, over play’s ending
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The straight part
We know that "deficiency in care" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case deficiency in care = apathy.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does APATHY mean?
APATHY noun- Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).