Timepiece mechanism (9)
I believe the answer is:
clockwork
(Other definitions for clockwork that I've seen before include "Machinery of wind-up timepiece" , "It is proverbially regular" , "Timepiece's mechanism" .)
I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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