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Make amends before two o'clock (2,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

at one

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'two o'clock' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'make amends before' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'before' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'aton' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for at one that I've seen before include "in harmony" , "In agreement" , "Agreed" , "time to enjoy 21 and 15 [TURKEY and CRACKERS] s?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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