Macbook internal keyboard return/enter key disabled

Suddenly apropos of no software changes, the enter key has stopped functioning. Is there a repair or am I going to have to buy a new upper case at $150 plus labor because one key has stopped working? I have tried an external keyboard and the external return key will work. The big problem is getting a google search to enter.....
Thanks for any comments. Unfortunately, it seems that this is a hardware problem since I have not had other issues before with keyboard freeze of any kind.

The genius bar on Michigan Avenue has a stool with my name on it... guess I'll be bellyin' up to the bar again this week.
Thanks.

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The genius bar on Michigan Avenue has a stool with my name on it... guess I'll be bellyin' up to the bar again this week.
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