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At no time near, coming round the night before (5)

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I believe the answer is:

never

'at no time' is the definition.
('never' can be a synonym of 'at no time')

'near coming round the night before' is the wordplay.
'near' becomes 'nr' (abbreviation used in addresses).
'coming round' indicates putting letters inside.
'the night before' becomes 'eve' (I've seen this before).
'nr' enclosing 'eve' is 'NEVER'.

(Other definitions for never that I've seen before include "At no time whatever" , "Emphatic negative" , "Surely not" , "Do not give up!" , "At no time in the past or future" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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