Crossword Genius

Employment gives us time (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

usage

'employment' is the definition.
(I know that employment can be written as usage)

'us time' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 'age' (an age is a period of time).
'us'+'age'='USAGE'

'gives' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for usage that I've seen before include "phraseology" , "Habit" , "Terminology - custom" , "Application" , "Acceptable language" .)

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