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A month to live, perhaps (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maybe

'perhaps' is the definition.
(I know that perhaps can be written as maybe)

'a month to live' is the wordplay.
'a month' becomes 'may' (May is an example).
'to live' becomes 'be' (synonyms).
'may'+'be'='MAYBE'

(Other definitions for maybe that I've seen before include "Perhaps, might happen" , "Perhaps, possibly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent, The Telegraph, The Guardian and The Globe and Mail.
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