French painter returned this time (3,2)

I believe the answer is:

ten am

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'this time' is the definition.
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'french painter returned' is the wordplay.
'french painter' becomes 'manet' (I've seen this before).
'returned' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'manet' written backwards gives 'TEN AM'.

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