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Part of working week The Times had shortened (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wed

I believe this is a double definition.

'part of working week' is the first definition.
(short for Wednesday)

'the times had shortened' is the second definition.
(contraction of 'we had' - this is a Times puzz;e)

(Other definitions for wed that I've seen before include "Unite closely" , "Took in marriage" , "Married" , "Espouse" , "Marry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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