Minuscule measure of time (10)

I believe the answer is:

nanosecond

(Other definitions for nanosecond that I've seen before include "Only a little flash" , "Tiny duration" , "very brief time" , "instant?" , "next to no time!" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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