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Send tenor memo about time-keeper (9)

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metronome

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'time-keeper' is the definition.
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'send tenor memo' is the wordplay.
'send' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'sending' mean this (letters are sent to different positions)).
'tenor'+'memo'='tenormemo'
'tenormemo' with letters rearranged gives 'METRONOME'.

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(Other definitions for metronome that I've seen before include "Device for keeping time" , "Device to indicate tempo" , "Pendulum to indicate tempo of music" , "Device to help regulate tempo" , "Ticker setting tempo of music" .)

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