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Time to perform outside, one implied (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tacit

'implied' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'time to perform outside one' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'to perform' becomes 'act' (acting is a kind of performing).
'outside' is an insertion indicator (some letters go outside others).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'act' going around 'i' is 'acit'.
't'+'acit'='TACIT'

(Other definitions for tacit that I've seen before include "Silently understood" , "Implied but not directly expressed" , "Implied without being stated" , "Silent - understood" , "Understood, not spoken or played" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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