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This still warm near end of August? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

night

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'this still warm near end of august?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to time as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'near end of august?' is the wordplay.
'near' becomes 'nigh' (synonyms).
'end of' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'august' is 't'.
'nigh'+'t'='NIGHT'

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(Other definitions for night that I've seen before include "''Twas the ... before Christmas, when all through the house / Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse''" , "Time between days" , "death" , "Sunset to sunrise" , "late" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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