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I'm given time to create impression (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

image

'impression' is the definition.
(I know that image is a type of impression)

'i'm given time' is the wordplay.
'given' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'time' becomes 'age' (an age is a period of time).
'im'+'age'='IMAGE'

'to create' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for image that I've seen before include "Optical counterpart in mirror" , "Portrait, picture" , "Likeness, might be spitting" , "Likeness or mental picture" , "Mental picture; idol" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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