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Orange feature of time signal (3,4)

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I believe the answer is:

the pips

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'orange feature of time signal' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'of time signal' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'time' could be 't' (abbreviation) and 't' is present in the answer.
'signal' could be 'pi' (pi is a kind of signal) and 'pi' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'heps' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Another definition for the pips that I've seen is " broadcast for an hour".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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