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Record time taken by primate (4)

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I believe the answer is:

tape

'record' is the definition.
(I know that record can be written as tape)

'time taken by primate' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'taken by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'primate' becomes 'ape' (large primate).
't'+'ape'='TAPE'

(Other definitions for tape that I've seen before include "broken by fastest runner" , "Race winning line; record" , "Bind" , "Fabric strip; record" , "Strip of material (that might be red!)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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