See in about nine year's time (3)

I believe the answer is:

eye

'see' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'about nine year's time' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'EYE' can be found hidden inside 'nine years time'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for eye that I've seen before include "Optical organ" , "Aperture" , "20 [OBSERVE]" , "Sense organ" , "study" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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