Slip into the past (6)

I believe the answer is:

elapse

(Other definitions for elapse that I've seen before include "Go past" , "Of time, pass by - please" , "pass in silence" , "Pass away - asleep (anag)" , "Pass or expire - please" .)

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

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