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Wonder about brief high point for some time (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

awhile

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'time' is the definition.
(I have seen 'short time' mean 'awhile' so perhaps 'time' could also mean 'awhile')

'wonder about brief high point for' is the wordplay.
'wonder' becomes 'awe' (awe is a kind of wonder).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'brief high' becomes 'h' (abbreviation; 'brief' suggests a short form).
'point for' becomes 'il' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'h'+'il'='hil'
'awe' going around 'hil' is 'AWHILE'.

'some' is the link.

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(Other definitions for awhile that I've seen before include "For a short time" , "briefly" , "a brief period" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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