Watch mechanism (10)

I believe the answer is:

escapement

(Other definitions for escapement that I've seen before include "One-time flight" , "piano piece" , "Part of A Clockwork" , "Part of watch mechanism" , "Clock or watch mechanism" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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