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Inked model catches up and chills out with every second (7)

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stencil

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'second' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for stencil that I've seen before include "It's perforated for ink or paint to pass through" , "Cut out pattern for painting a design" , "decoration? One must be cut out for it" , "Method of decorating" , "means of decoration" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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