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This month worker's on tick (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

instant

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

'this month worker's on' is the wordplay.
'this month' becomes 'inst' (I've seen this before**).
'worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'inst'+'ant'='INSTANT'

(Other definitions for instant that I've seen before include "like some coffee?" , "Mo" , "This coffee is made from powder" , "Brief moment" , "type of coffee" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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