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A time in location that’s calm (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

placate

'calm' is the definition.
(placating is a kind of calming)

'a time in location' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't'.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'location' becomes 'place' (place is a kind of location**).
'a'+'t'='at'
'at' put inside 'place' is 'PLACATE'.

'that's' is the link.

(Other definitions for placate that I've seen before include "Calm, pacify, appease" , "Make calm, conciliate" , "Make less angry" , "Mollify, soothe anger" , "Pale cat could pacify" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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