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Relates to the pips in giant limes all over the place (4,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

time signal

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'relates to the pips' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'giant limes all over the place' is the wordplay.
'all over the place' indicates anagramming the letters.
'giant'+'limes'='giantlimes'
'giantlimes' anagrammed gives 'TIME-SIGNAL'.

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(Other definitions for time signal that I've seen before include "up-to-the minute sound" , "Electronic indication of the correct hour" , "eg Six pips" , "beeps, perhaps" , "Eg, Greenwich pips" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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