Routine (4)
'routine' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for rote that I've seen before include "Mechanical procedure" , "Repetition from memory" , "Learn by . . . . to have off by heart" , "Way of learning" , "Unthinking repetition" .)
'routine' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for habitual that I've seen before include "Like a routine" , "A halibut? (anag)" , "Inveterate" , "Done constantly by a halibut" , "Traditional" .)