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"What did the ___ do when it was still hungry? Went back four seconds!" (dad joke) (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clock

(Other definitions for clock that I've seen before include "Striker" , "a person's face" , "Time-teller" , "Use for seed head of a dandelion?" , "Watch" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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