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Reckon tea-time's changed (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

estimate

'reckon' is the definition.
(estimating is a kind of reckoning)

'tea-time's changed' is the wordplay.
'changed' indicates an anagram.
'tea'+'times'='teatimes'
'teatimes' with letters rearranged gives 'ESTIMATE'.

(Other definitions for estimate that I've seen before include "'Judge, calculate (8)'" , "Judgment, appraisal" , "Judge to be probable" , "Approximate calculation" , "Judge the approximate cost of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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