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Spy facing time in servitude (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bondage

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

'spy facing time' is the wordplay.
'spy' becomes 'bond' (James Bond).
'facing' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' becomes 'age' (an age is a period of time).
'bond'+'age'='BONDAGE'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for bondage that I've seen before include "restraint" , "Enslavement" , "Captivity" , "State of slavery or servitude" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sun.
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