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Moment to enter heart unit (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

centimetre

'unit' is the definition.
(I know that centimetre is a Unit of length)

'moment to enter heart' is the wordplay.
'moment' becomes 'time' (time is a kind of moment).
'to enter' is an insertion indicator.
'heart' becomes 'centre' (synonyms).
'time' placed into 'centre' is 'CENTIMETRE'.

(Other definitions for centimetre that I've seen before include "Short distance" , "not giving an inch then?" , "Short length" , "Hundredth of a metre" , "Measure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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