Period preceding Easter (4)

I believe the answer is:

lent

(Other definitions for lent that I've seen before include "From Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday" , "Period from Ash Wednesday to Easter" , "Time of fasting" , "Provided loans" , "Christian period of abstinence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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