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Nearly time — time to sleep? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

night

'time to sleep?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'nearly time' is the wordplay.
'nearly' becomes 'nigh' (synonyms).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'nigh'+'t'='NIGHT'

(Other definitions for night that I've seen before include "That's when it's darkest" , "Thing (anag)" , "See 1 Across" , "'She walks in beauty, like the . . . . .' (Byron)" , "Darkness; see you in the morning" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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