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New remit to watch, say (5)

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I believe the answer is:

timer

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'watch say' is the definition.
'timer' can be an answer for 'watch' (a watch might be used to time something). I am not certain of the 'say' bit.

'new remit' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'remit' with letters rearranged gives 'TIMER'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for timer that I've seen before include "Clock or watch" , "Remit for, say, measuring device - or the measurer (5)" , "Pre-set switch" , "Eg, stopwatch" , "Preset activator" .)

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