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Almost time — time for bed? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

night

'time for bed?' is the definition.
(when people sleep)

'almost time' is the wordplay.
'almost' becomes 'nigh' (nigh can mean almost or nearly).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'nigh'+'t'='NIGHT'

(Other definitions for night that I've seen before include "What proverbially follows day" , "Dark period" , "Sunset to sunrise" , "Darkness; see you in the morning" , "End of the day" .)

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