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Thing spoiling From Dusk till Dawn (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

night

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'ifrom dusk till dawni' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'thing spoiling' is the wordplay.
'spoiling' indicates anagramming the letters.
'thing' with letters rearranged gives 'NIGHT'.

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(Other definitions for night that I've seen before include "From dusk until dawn" , "Opposite of day" , "The dark time" , "period of gloom" , "What proverbially follows day" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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