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Gets older for a long time (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ages

I believe this clue is a triple definition!

'gets older' is the first definition.
('age' can be a synonym of 'get older')

'for' acts as a link.

'a long' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

'time' is the third definition.
(ages can informally mean a long period)

(Other definitions for ages that I've seen before include "Matures" , "Gets older" , "Rock of - - (hymn)" , "Sage (anag)" , "(What seems) a very long time" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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