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I'm given time to create public persona (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

image

'public persona' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'i'm given time' is the wordplay.
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'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 "personality" , "Likeness, might be spitting" , "Likeness, could be spitting" , "Likeness; metaphor" , "Picture (involving one letter change from 10)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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