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Shorten a span (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abridge

'shorten' is the definition.
('abridge' can be a synonym of 'shorten')

'a span' is the wordplay.
'span' becomes 'bridge' ('bridge' can be a synonym of 'span').
'a'+'bridge'='ABRIDGE'

(Other definitions for abridge that I've seen before include "Make shorter in brigade" , "prune?" , "Concentrate" , "Condense, summarise" , "Abbreviate, contract" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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