Endless crush preceding time signal (7)

I believe the answer is:

presage

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'signal' is the definition.
(presage is a kind of signal)

'endless crush preceding time' is the wordplay.
'endless' means to remove the last letter.
'crush' becomes 'press' (synonyms).
'preceding time' becomes 'age' (an age is a period of time. I am not sure about the 'preceding' bit.).
'press' with its final letter removed is 'pres'.
'pres'+'age'='PRESAGE'

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(Other definitions for presage that I've seen before include "Be a sign or warning of (an event)" , "Be an advance sign of, portend" , "Be a sign of (something)" , "Forecast, foreshadow" , "Portent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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