An armed timing device? (10)

I believe the answer is:

wristwatch

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'device?' is the definition.
(wristwatch is a kind of device)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for wristwatch that I've seen before include "Timepiece" , "joint eastern temple and church" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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