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Rubbish or bin set outside M&S at one time (9)

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I believe the answer is:

brimstone

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'rubbish or bin set outside' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'ms at one time' is the wordplay.
'ms' becomes 'brims' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'at' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'one' put after 't' is 'tone'.
'brims'+'tone'='BRIMSTONE'

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(Other definitions for brimstone that I've seen before include "hellish punishment" , "Sulphur (when associated with hellfire)" , "Old name for sulphur" , "Insect" , "Yellow butterfly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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