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Reckon inn's patrons must have time out (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

guess

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'reckon' is the definition.
(I know that reckon can be written as guess)

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(Other definitions for guess that I've seen before include "Surmise" , "Estimate on the basis of little information" , "Fancy" , "Divine - estimate" , "Hypothesis" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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