Cryptic crossword clue
The naughty time when Einstein was around 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 plus 1 letter word NINETIES} –

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does NINETIES} – mean?

NINETIES} – noun
  1. Plural of ninety
  2. The decade of the 1890s, 1990s, etc.
  3. The decade of one's life from age 90 through age 99.
  4. (temperature, rates) The range between 90 and 99.
NINETIES} – adjective
  1. From or evoking the 91st through 100th years of a century (chiefly the 1990s).

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