Hot tub countdown device (5)

I believe the answer is:

timer

(Other definitions for timer that I've seen before include "Recorder of duration" , "Stopwatch, say" , "One may have the minutes" , "Clocklike device" , "Clocklike actuator" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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