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Confused a year with a shorter period (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

day

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'a shorter period' is the definition.
'day' can be an answer for 'period' (day is a kind of period). I'm not certain of the 'a shorter' bit.

'confused a year with' is the wordplay.
'with' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'DAY' can be found hidden inside 'confused a year'.

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(Other definitions for day that I've seen before include "24 23 acrosses" , "24 hours" , "Period of time" , "Born yesterday" , "Twenty-four hours" .)

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