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Normal to declare time (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

average

'normal' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'declare time' is the wordplay.
'declare' becomes 'aver' (averring is a kind of declaring).
'time' becomes 'age' (an age is a period of time).
'aver'+'age'='AVERAGE'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for average that I've seen before include "Medium; normal" , "mean maybe" , "nothing special" , "par" , "About normal or usual" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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