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Make two from one bit - about half a second! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bisect

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'make two from one bit about half a second' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'bit about half a second' is the wordplay.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'half a' indicates taking half.
'second' with half the letters taken is 'sec'.
'bit' going around 'sec' is 'BISECT'.

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(Other definitions for bisect that I've seen before include "cross" , "Cut twenty [IN TWO]" , "create schism?" , "Cut in two equal parts" , "Cut or divide in two" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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