The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 letter word MA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
M
A
More clues leading to the result MA
- Staff collected anecdotes for some future time
- Royal address that may be turned over
- Exotic male imbued with sex appeal, very attractive butler, say?
- Two family members together soon enough
- Frenchman will get bulk of fruit tomorrow
- Restaurant’s big cheese hotel disposed of
- Head waiter? One’s tolerated him when getting into a muddle
- Letters from the Panama ambassador for the lady
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The straight part
We know that "some future time" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case some future time = ma.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MA mean?
MA noun- (usually in the plural) Abbreviation of milli-arcsecond.
- (and in direct address) mother, mama
- May