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A fatherly occasion? (4)

Ross

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time

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(Other definitions for time that I've seen before include "Finite duration" , "Procrastination is the thief of ." , "'. . . and tide wait for no man'" , "Age" , "It's done in prison" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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