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Take a month to get some ideas or make a choice (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

decide

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'make a choice' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'take a month to get some ideas' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'month' could be 'dec' (abbreviation for December) and 'dec' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ide' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'or' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for decide that I've seen before include "Make up one's mind" , "Choose" , "Determine - settle" , "Settle conclusively" , "Conclude" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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