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Average time calculated (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

meant

'calculated' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'average time' is the wordplay.
'average' becomes 'mean' (type of average).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'mean'+'t'='MEANT'

(Other definitions for meant that I've seen before include "intimated" , "designed" , "Intentional" , "Signified" , "Had as intention or purpose" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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