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Do it differently while keeping time in the same way (5)

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I believe the answer is:

ditto

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'the same way' is the definition.
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'do it differently while keeping time in' is the wordplay.
'it' becomes ''t' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis).
'differently' indicates an anagram.
'while keeping' becomes 'i' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'i'+'t'='it'
'do'+'t'='dot'
'dot' with letters rearranged gives 'dto'.
'dto' going around 'it' is 'DITTO'.

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(Other definitions for ditto that I've seen before include "Repeat the word above" , "couple of marks" , "In lists, the same again with two small marks" , "Two dots indicating the same again" , "Dot it for the same again" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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