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An old one is presumably right on occasion (5)

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I believe the answer is:

timer

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'an old one is presumably' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'right on occasion' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'occasion' becomes 'time' (I've seen this before).
'r' put after 'time' is 'TIMER'.

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(Other definitions for timer that I've seen before include "Watch, for example" , "Stopwatch, say" , "One may be alarmed" , "Preset activator" , "Preset mechanisation to activate a device" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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