Time before Christmas (6)

I believe the answer is:

advent

'time before christmas' is the definition.
(advent is the period leading up to Christmas Day)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for advent that I've seen before include "Arrival of important person or event" , "Period in church calendar" , "Second Coming" , "Time approaching Christmas" , "Run-up to Christmas" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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