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Time to celebrate a quiet man in alcove (8,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bastille day

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'time' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to time as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'celebrate a quiet man in alcove' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'quiet' could be 'still' (synonyms) and 'still' is found in the answer.
'man' could be 'ed' (short for Edward) and 'ed' is present in the answer.
'alcove' could be 'bay' (synonyms) and 'bay' is found in the leftover letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for bastille day that I've seen before include "Le quatorze juillet" , "Time off for Henri maybe" , "Paris banks now close?" , "French celebration" , "Holiday in France" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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