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A rent isn't of short duration when revised (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

transient

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'revised' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'a rent isn't of short duration' is the wordplay.
'a rent isn't' anagrams to 'TRANSIENT'.
However, I am not sure how the anagram is indicated.

'when' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for transient that I've seen before include "Temporary worker" , "Passing, short-lived" , "Ephemeral" , "Lasting little time" , "Fleeting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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