Crossword Genius

Classes getting info on time (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

genera

'classes' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'info on time' is the wordplay.
'info' becomes 'gen' (gen is a kind of info).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'time' becomes 'era' (I've seen this before).
'gen'+'era'='GENERA'

'getting' is the link.

(Other definitions for genera that I've seen before include "Categories making up a family" , "similar groups" , "Biological groups" , "Types" , "Groups with common characteristics" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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