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Swiss banker, briefly working, gets indicator of time (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gnomon

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'indicator of time' is the definition.
'gnomon' can be an answer for 'indicator' (gnomon is a kind of indicator). I am not sure about the 'of time' bit.

'swiss banker briefly working' is the wordplay.
'swiss banker' becomes 'gnome' (informal term for a banker, esp. one in Zurich).
'briefly' means to remove the last letter.
'working' becomes 'on' (on can mean working or activated).
'gnome' with its last letter taken away is 'gnom'.
'gnom'+'on'='GNOMON'

'gets' is the link.

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(Other definitions for gnomon that I've seen before include "Sundial shadow projector" , "Part of a sundial projecting a shadow" , "where time casts its shadow" , "Sundial arm" , "Sundial rod" .)

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