Do what ripening cheese does (3)

I believe the answer is:

age

(Other definitions for age that I've seen before include "16/18 [INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION]" , "Years since birth" , "it improves wine" , "Years lived so far" , "Maturity" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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