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Lack
of
commitments,
around
a
hundred
spies
(7)
Lack of commitments, around a hundred spies (7)
hints
0
checks
0
hints
The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
spies is your definition here — to spy is to notice something. "Lack of commitments" gives you NO TIES, and then you wrap that around C (a hundred in Roman numerals), slotting the C in to give you NOTI + C + ES.