Kitty for a time puts on old records (6)

I believe the answer is:

potato

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'kitty for a time puts on old records' is the definition.
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'kitty for a time puts on old' is the wordplay.
'kitty' becomes 'pot' ('pot' can be a synonym of 'kitty').
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' becomes 't'.
'puts on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'pot'+'a'+'t'+'o'='POTATO'

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(Other definitions for potato that I've seen before include "Vegetable with eyes" , "It's often baked" , "French wine region" , "Root crop" , "Maris Piper?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.

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