Day or night starter (3)

I believe the answer is:

mid

(Other definitions for mid that I've seen before include "Dim sort of prefix" , "Of the central part" , "Denote the centre point" , "Prefix meaning centre" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.

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