Long Times article recounts getting regularly dismissed (5)

I believe the answer is:

aeons

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'long times' is the definition.
(aeon is a kind of long time)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for aeons that I've seen before include "Vast ages" , "Long periods of time" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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