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Time flew backwards, the endless bit (7)

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I believe the answer is:

twelfth

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'bit' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'time flew backwards the endless' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'backwards' says the letters should be written backwards.
'endless' means to remove the last letter.
'flew' back-to-front is 'welf'.
'the' with its final letter taken off is 'th'.
't'+'welf'+'th'='TWELFTH'

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(Other definitions for twelfth that I've seen before include "Play by 8" , "The evening of 5 January" , "One, of a dozen" , "Last of a dozen" , "The Glorious -- is when grouse-shooting begins" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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