Practice gives us time (5)

I believe the answer is:

usage

'practice' is the definition.
(I know that usage is a type of practice)

'us time' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 'age' (an age is a period of time).
'us'+'age'='USAGE'

'gives' is the link.

(Other definitions for usage that I've seen before include "Convention" , "Custom; practice" , "management" , "etiquette" , "Utilisation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail, The Telegraph and The Irish Independent.

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