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Organise time in factory (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plant

'factory' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'organise time' is the wordplay.
'organise' becomes 'plan' (I've seen this in another clue).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'plan'+'t'='PLANT'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for plant that I've seen before include "eg Flower" , "Machinery; snooker shot" , "sold by garden centre" , "Place in the ground to grow" , "Factory; organism" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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