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Stir as sleep passes (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elapses

'passes' is the definition.
('elapse' can be a synonym of 'pass')

'stir as sleep' is the wordplay.
'stir' indicates an anagram.
'as'+'sleep'='assleep'
'assleep' is an anagram of 'ELAPSES'.

(Other definitions for elapses that I've seen before include "Passes (in time)" , "Slips away" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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