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Little horseman's time after work (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

weeknight

'time after work' is the definition.
(time after the working day)

'little horseman's' is the wordplay.
'little' becomes 'wee' (similar in meaning).
'horseman' becomes 'knight' (knight on horseback).
'wee'+'knight'='WEEKNIGHT'

(Other definitions for weeknight that I've seen before include "Part of 67 [SENNIGHT]" , "appears between working days" , "time to sleep after work" , "Friday even, for example" , "Bit of time" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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