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Musicians given time to dress (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bandage

'to dress' is the definition.
(bandaging is a kind of dressing)

'musicians given time' is the wordplay.
'musicians' becomes 'band' (group of musicians).
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' becomes 'age' (an age is a period of time).
'band'+'age'='BANDAGE'

(Other definitions for bandage that I've seen before include "Bind (a wound)" , "Material for wound or injury" , "Cloth to cover injuries" , "Surgical dressing" , "Wrapping for wound" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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