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Time to get the better of one's better half (6)

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I believe the answer is:

winter

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'time' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to time as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'get the better of one's better half' is the wordplay.
'get' says to put letters next to each other.
'the better of one' becomes 'win' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'better half' becomes 'ter'.
'win' next to 'ter' is 'WINTER'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for winter that I've seen before include "Coldest season" , "period of freeze?" , "'Now is the . . . . . . of our discontent' (Richard III)" , "Cold season" , "Time for mittens and scarves?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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