Unthinking repetition (4)
I believe the answer is:
rote
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">unthinking repetition</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for rote that I've seen before include "Repetition from memory" , "By . . . . means by memory - that tore it" , "Mechanical routine" , "Habitual routine" , "By . . . . - from memory without thought" .)