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Time to show Tramp (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tread

'tramp' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'time to show' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'to show' becomes 'read' (synonyms).
't'+'read'='TREAD'

(Other definitions for tread that I've seen before include "dance" , "way of dancing" , "Sole of a shoe" , "Step (heavily)" , "Walk; part of tyre" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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