Time in true red construction with towers (8)

I believe the answer is:

turreted

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'time in true red construction with towers' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'time in true red construction' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'construction' indicates anagramming the letters (answer constructed from certain letters).
'true'+'red'='truered'
'truered' is an anagram of 'turreed'.
't' going into 'turreed' is 'TURRETED'.

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(Another definition for turreted that I've seen is " description of some castles".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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