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Time to start another day (8)

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midnight

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'time' is the definition.
(I know that Midnight is a type of hour)

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(Other definitions for midnight that I've seen before include "possibly go to sleep this time?" , "Twelve, perhaps" , "'It came upon the . . . . . . . . clear' (carol)" , "The moment when the date changes" , "time of transition" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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