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Not always on hand, went travelling (3,3,4)

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I believe the answer is:

now and then

'not always' is the definition.
(now and then means occasionally)

'on hand went travelling' is the wordplay.
'travelling' indicates an anagram.
'on'+'hand'+'went'='onhandwent'
'onhandwent' with letters rearranged gives 'NOW AND THEN'.

(Other definitions for now and then that I've seen before include "making a historical contrast" , "At times" , "Sometimes" , "Occasionally" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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