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The last time doctor's coming round (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

omega

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

'time doctor's coming round' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 'age' (age is a kind of time).
'doctor' becomes 'mo' (medical officer).
'coming round' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'age'+'mo'='agemo'
'agemo' back-to-front is 'OMEGA'.

(Other definitions for omega that I've seen before include "Consummation" , "Last letter of the Greek alphabet" , ""The Alpha and the ___"" , "long letter" , "Ending of a series or sequence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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