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Consents but will be a long time coming round again (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

agrees

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'consents but' is the definition.
'agrees' can be an answer for 'consents' (agreeing is a kind of consenting). I am unsure of the 'but' bit.

'a long time coming round again' is the wordplay.
'a long time' becomes 'ages' (ages can mean a very long time).
'coming round' is an insertion indicator.
'again' becomes 're' (prefix meaning 'again').
'ages' placed around 're' is 'AGREES'.

'will be' is the link.

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(Other definitions for agrees that I've seen before include "Accedes or concurs" , "Assents, concurs" , "Holds the same opinion" , "Grease (anag.)" , "is in accord" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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