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Once accepts Timothy is not late (2,4)

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I believe the answer is:

on time

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'is not late' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'once accepts timothy' is the wordplay.
'once' becomes 'one' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'accepts' indicates putting letters inside.
'timothy' becomes 'tim' (I've seen this in other clues).
'one' placed around 'tim' is 'ON TIME'.

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(Other definitions for on time that I've seen before include "promptly" , "according to schedule" , "(Of train) not late" , "Prompt" , "Punctual, not late" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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