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Time to impersonate a duck? Nonsense! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

twaddle

'nonsense' is the definition.
(twaddle is a kind of nonsense)

'time to impersonate a duck?' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'to impersonate a duck?' becomes 'waddle' (ducks waddle when they walk).
't'+'waddle'='TWADDLE'

(Other definitions for twaddle that I've seen before include "Moonshine" , "Balderdash" , "Senseless talk" , "Foolish words" , "tripe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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