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Time runs out in end (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

terminus

'end' is the definition.
(terminus is a kind of end)

'time runs out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'time'+'runs'='timeruns'
'timeruns' with letters rearranged gives 'TERMINUS'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for terminus that I've seen before include "End of a railway or bus route" , "Transport depot" , "End of bus/rail route" , "Where something ends" , "End of the line for tram or bus" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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