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Tick when something is seen to be correct? (6,2,5)

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I believe the answer is:

moment of truth

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'tick' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'when something is seen to be correct?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'when' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is present in the answer.
'to' is present in the answer.
'be' could be 'rut' (rutting is a kind of being) and 'rut' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for moment of truth that I've seen before include "Crisis time" , "Crucial point in time on which much depends" , "Critical juncture" , "From the mutton (anag) - significant point in time" , "spin-doctor aims to avoid?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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