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Horologist's task, a seasonal event (6,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spring cleaning

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'horologist's' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'task a seasonal event' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is present in the answer.
'event' could be 'ring' (ring is a kind of event) and 'ring' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for spring cleaning that I've seen before include "annual tidyup" , "Housework" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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