Extra part of a leap year (3)

I believe the answer is:

day

(Other definitions for day that I've seen before include "Dawn to dusk" , "Lewis as poet" , "Doris -, US actress" , "24 hours" , "Particular date" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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