Brief flirtation (9)

I believe the answer is:

dalliance

(Other definitions for dalliance that I've seen before include "Flirting" , "waste of time" , "Dawdling" , "Casual relationship" , "Toying - trifling - delay" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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