What does the cryptic crossword clue "You dig up from the past possibly evidence of something dull? (11)" mean?

The definition is "evidence of something dull?". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). DISINTER (synonym="DISINTER") + EST (synonym="you dig up, from the past possibly") = DISINTEREST; definition: "evidence of something dull?" The answer is DISINTEREST.

You dig up from the past possibly evidence of something dull? (11)

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