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Extend the period of time (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stretch

This clue is a triple definition!

'extend' is the first definition.
(I know that extend can be written as stretch)

'the period' is the second definition.
(stretch is a kind of period)

'of' is a link.

'time' is the third definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for stretch that I've seen before include "Period of time in prison" , "sort of limousine" , "Increase" , "Elasticity, prison term" , "Make longer/wider" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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