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I go out on time - or at the wrong moment? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inapt

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'wrong moment?' is the definition.
'inapt' can be an answer for 'wrong' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'moment?' bit.

'i go out on time or at' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'i' could be 'a' and 'a' is found within the answer.
'time' could be 't' (abbreviation) and 't' is present in the answer.
'at' could be 'in' (synonymous in some cases - eg at school, in school) and 'in' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'p' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for inapt that I've seen before include "Inappropriate" , "Far from fit" , "Not suitable or appropriate" , "Ill-chosen, not suitable" , "not seemly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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