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The times when Erasmus didn't get a sum wrong (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eras

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'the times' is the definition.
(era is a kind of time)

'erasmus didn't get a sum wrong' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'a' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ers' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'when' is the link.

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(Other definitions for eras that I've seen before include "typeface" , "Epochs" , "Long and distinct periods of history" , "Periods of time" , "Periods, ages" .)

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