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Inn merited changing when to eat

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dinner-time

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'to eat' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'inn merited changing' is the wordplay.
'changing' is an anagram indicator.
'inn'+'merited'='innmerited'
'innmerited' anagrammed gives 'DINNER-TIME'.

'when' is the link.

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(Another definition for dinner-time that I've seen is " Meal opportunity".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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