That well-known fugitive from Latin (6)
I believe the answer is:
tempus
If this is the answer, I'm afraid I cannot explain it.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for tempus that I've seen is " Time flies - . . . . . . fugit".)
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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