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Close your eyes, lacking the heart for experiences (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

endures

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'for experiences' is the definition.
(enduring is a kind of experiencing)

'close your' is the wordplay.
'close' becomes 'end' (close can mean to end or finish).
'your' becomes 'ures' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'end'+'ures'='ENDURES'

'eyes lacking the heart' acts as a link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for endures that I've seen before include "Remains firm" , "Lasts or puts up with" , "Suffers or lasts" , "Bears" , "Ensured (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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