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Nine to do round about midday

Ross

I believe the answer is:

noontide

'midday' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'nine to do round' is the wordplay.
'round' is an anagram indicator.
'nine'+'to'+'do'='ninetodo'
'ninetodo' is an anagram of 'NOONTIDE'.

'about' is the link.

(Other definitions for noontide that I've seen before include "12" , "Midday" , "Time" , "lunchtime? Certainly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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