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Gather it’s prayer time (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pleat

'gather' is the definition.
(to gather or fold into pleats)

'prayer time' is the wordplay.
'prayer' becomes 'plea' (plea is a kind of prayer).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'plea'+'t'='PLEAT'

'it's' is the link.

(Other definitions for pleat that I've seen before include "Fold pressed or stitched into cloth" , "Fold formed in fabric" , "work on skirt?" , "that's tailor-made" , "Fold sewn or pressed into cloth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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