Confused a year with a shorter time (3)
I believe the answer is:
day
'a shorter time' is the definition.
'day' can be an answer for 'time' (day is a kind of time). I am not sure about the 'a shorter' bit.
'confused a year with' is the wordplay.
'with' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'DAY' is hidden in the letters of 'confused a year'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for day that I've seen before include "THIRD PART OF 23" , "24 23 acrosses" , "Dawn to dusk" , "Lewis as poet" , "24 hour period" .)