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Period of time in Chad, a year (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

day

'period of time' is the definition.
(day is a kind of period of time)

'in chad a year' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'DAY' is hidden in the letters of 'chad a year'.

(Other definitions for day that I've seen before include "Particular date" , "24-hour period" , "Period of time" , "Twenty-four hours" , "Lewis as poet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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