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Garland’s free time? Not sure (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lei

'garland's' is the definition.
('lei' can be a synonym of 'garland')

'free time? not sure' is the wordplay.
'free time?' becomes 'leisure' (free time is a kind of leisure).
'not' suggests deleting specific letters.
'leisure' with 'sure' taken away is 'LEI'.

(Other definitions for lei that I've seen before include "Polynesian garland of flowers" , "neck decoration" , "Honolulu chain of flowers" , "Band of flowers" , "Floral decoration" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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