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Similar times? That's handy (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nearby

'handy' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'similar times?' is the wordplay.
'similar' becomes 'near'.
'times?' becomes 'by' (I've seen this in other clues).
'near'+'by'='NEARBY'

'that's' is the link.

(Other definitions for nearby that I've seen before include "in the neighbourhood" , "Locally" , "A short distance away" , "Close at hand, not far away" , "Adjacent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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