Time of revolution that may come to royal ears (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
solar year
'time of revolution' is the definition.
'may come to royal ears' is the wordplay.
'may come to' indicates anagramming the letters.
'royal'+'ears'='royalears'
'royalears' with letters rearranged gives 'SOLAR YEAR'.
'that' acts as a link.
(Another definition for solar year that I've seen is " just over 52 weeks".)
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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