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Single month — November or August? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

solemn

'august?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'single month november' is the wordplay.
'single' becomes 'sole' (synonyms).
'month' becomes 'M' (standard abbreviation).
'november' becomes 'N' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'sole'+'m'+'n'='SOLEMN'

'or' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for solemn that I've seen before include "Grave and serious about melons" , "Formal, ceremonius" , "Portentous" , "'Sedate, grave (6)'" , "Marked by pomp or ceremony" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Times.
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