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King with no time for granny? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

knot

'for granny?' is the definition.
(granny is a kind of knot)

'king with no time' is the wordplay.
'king' becomes 'K' (abbreviation for king in chess).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'k'+'no'+'t'='KNOT'

(Other definitions for knot that I've seen before include "Flier" , "Entangle" , "Bird; speed; tie" , "Tied fastening" , "Nautical speed - group of toads" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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