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I'm taking some time to get the picture (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

image

'the picture' is the definition.
('image' can be a synonym of 'picture')

'i'm taking some time' is the wordplay.
'taking' says to put letters next to each other.
'some time' becomes 'age' (an age is a period of time).
'im'+'age'='IMAGE'

'to get' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for image that I've seen before include "Likeness, could be spitting" , "Visualisation" , "Dead ringer" , "Pictorial representation" , "Representation of person or thing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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