Magazine article that could be a wind-up (9)

I believe the answer is:

timepiece

'that could be a wind-up' is the definition.

'magazine article' is the wordplay.
'magazine' becomes 'time' (US magazine).
'article' becomes 'piece' (piece is a kind of article**).
'time'+'piece'='TIMEPIECE'

(Other definitions for timepiece that I've seen before include "Maybe hunter" , "Chronometer" , "non-striker?" , "Maybe watch" , "Watch, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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