Gift of article: I left it for Times to include (7)
I believe the answer is:
ability
'gift of article' is the definition.
'ability' can be an answer for 'gift' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'of article' bit.
'i left it for times to include' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'for times' becomes 'aby' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to include' indicates putting letters inside.
'i'+'l'+'it'='ilit'
'ilit' placed within 'aby' is 'ABILITY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ability that I've seen before include "Strength" , "Power or skill to do" , "Aptitude - competence" , "Genius" , "Capacity, competence" .)