Coordinated Universal Time adjustment (4,6)

I believe the answer is:

leap second

(Other definitions for leap second that I've seen before include "brief period of extra time" , "Time-keeping adjustment" , "Calendar adjustment" , "Time correction" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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