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Frolicking can end soon — there's very little time (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nanosecond

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'very little time' is the definition.
'nanosecond' can be an answer for 'time' (I have seen 'short time' mean 'nanosecond' so perhaps 'time' could also mean 'nanosecond'). I am not certain of the 'very little' bit.

'frolicking can end soon' is the wordplay.
'frolicking' indicates anagramming the letters.
'can'+'end'+'soon'='canendsoon'
'canendsoon' is an anagram of 'NANOSECOND'.

'there's' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for nanosecond that I've seen before include "Only a little flash" , "very brief time" , "A very short interval of time" , "trice" , "instant?" .)

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