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It's ten, we suspect, for a decade (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

twenties

'a decade' is the definition.
(twenties is a kind of decade)

'it's ten we suspect' is the wordplay.
'suspect' is an anagram indicator.
'its'+'ten'+'we'='itstenwe'
'itstenwe' is an anagram of 'TWENTIES'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for twenties that I've seen before include "what lies ahead for 27 [TEENAGER]?" , "They were roaring in the last century" , "decade of frivolity" , "The decade was said to be roaring" , "First adult years" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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