The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DUSK
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result DUSK
- End of day or start of day over river
- Twilight start to drive by Welsh river
- Time of day nobleman mainly collects son
- Twilight of the French Sun King
- Many a Welsh runner in the gloaming
- Nobleman cut round square in the twilight
- Dim zero’s about to go for seconds
- When bulbs come to life?
- American in Denmark getting dark
- Time of day that had us kneeling in part
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The straight part
We know that "Time of day" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case time of day = dusk.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DUSK mean?
DUSK noun- A period of time at the end of day when the sun is below the horizon but before the full onset of night, especially the darker part of twilight.
- A darkish colour.
- To begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk.
- To make dusk.
- Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.