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Time for settling scores? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

evening

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This could be a double definition.

'time' is the first definition.
(time of day)

'settling scores?' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for evening that I've seen before include "The close of a day; a word used in the first ever 2 dn" , "Dusk" , "Time of falling light" , "Some Enchanted - - (song)" , "Preparing flat" .)

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