Indifferent as late run failed? (7)
I believe the answer is:
neutral
'indifferent' is the definition.
(I know that indifferent can be written as neutral)
'late run failed?' is the wordplay.
'failed?' indicates anagramming the letters.
'late'+'run'='laterun'
'laterun' is an anagram of 'NEUTRAL'.
'as' is the link.
(Other definitions for neutral that I've seen before include "Where gears are not engaged" , "Not allied to either side" , "'Neither good nor evil, nor right nor wrong (7)'" , "Not siding with any parties to a dispute" , "Having no personal preference" .)