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No one for turning out in the morning (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

forenoon

'the morning' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'no one for turning out' is the wordplay.
'turning out' indicates anagramming the letters.
'no'+'one'+'for'='noonefor'
'noonefor' is an anagram of 'FORENOON'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for forenoon that I've seen before include "Morning (nautical)" , "in the morning - with 19d" , "twelve o'clock" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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