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Time for a letter from Vera (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

era

'time' is the definition.
(era is a kind of time)

'a letter from vera' is the wordplay.
'a letter' becomes 'v'.
'from' is a deletion indicator.
'vera' with 'v' taken out is 'ERA'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for era that I've seen before include "Distinctive period of time" , "Stage" , "Geological age" , "Long historical period" , "Long stretch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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