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America has time for employment (5)

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I believe the answer is:

usage

'employment' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'america has time' is the wordplay.
'america' becomes 'US' (United States).
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' becomes 'age' (an age is a period of time).
'us'+'age'='USAGE'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for usage that I've seen before include "Terminology - custom" , "Treatment, practice" , "Custom - treatment" , "Customary practice" , "Habitual custom" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express and The Mirror.
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