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Hourglass, e.g (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

timer

(Other definitions for timer that I've seen before include "Eg, clock" , "Pre-set switch" , "one of 14 [CUCKOO CLOCKS]" , "Eg, stopwatch" , "Recorder of duration" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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