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Sage cultivated for a long time (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ages

'long time' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'sage cultivated' is the wordplay.
'cultivated' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sage' anagrammed gives 'AGES'.

'for a' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ages that I've seen before include "Epochs" , "Awfully long time" , "Yonks" , "Times" , "Historic periods or prolonged time" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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