Real nut somehow remained objective (7)

I believe the answer is:

neutral

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'objective' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'real nut somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates anagramming the letters.
'real'+'nut'='realnut'
'realnut' is an anagram of 'NEUTRAL'.

'remained' is the link.
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(Other definitions for neutral that I've seen before include "Gear position" , "Impartial; beige" , "Where gears are not engaged" , "Unaligned" , "Not favoring either side" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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