Second time to give recurring phrase (5)
I believe the answer is:
motto
'recurring phrase' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'second time to' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 'mo' (both are short periods of time).
'time' becomes 't'.
'mo'+'t'+'to'='MOTTO'
'give' is the link.
(Other definitions for motto that I've seen before include "Phrase to express character" , "Guiding adage" , "Brief guiding rule" , "Short sentence adopted as rule of conduct" , "Recurring musical phrase" .)