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CID isn't involved - time is different (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

distinct

'different' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'cid isn't involved time' is the wordplay.
'involved' indicates an anagram (involved can mean confusing or complex).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'cid'+'isnt'='cidisnt'
'cidisnt' with letters rearranged gives 'distinc'.
'distinc'+'t'='DISTINCT'

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for distinct that I've seen before include "Clearly outlined and easy to see" , "Well-defined and clear" , "detached" , "Definite and unmistakeable" , "Plain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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