The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DAYS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DAYS
- Time of confusion spoken of
- Defeated artillerymen originally evacuated Ypres and Mons?
- Some time in confused state, reportedly
- Periods of stunned confusion for audience
- What you’ll see in a diary, regularly ending in darkness
- . Times of confusion, they say
- Parts of every year produce confusion, so to speak
- Periods of time read from dial? Yes, oddly
- Some times are bewildering by the sound of it
- Times “Diary” is not even read here
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What does DAYS mean?
DAYS noun- Any period of 24 hours.
- A period from midnight to the following midnight.
- Rotational period of a planet (especially Earth).
- The part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.
- Part of a day period between sunrise and sunset where one enjoys daylight; daytime.
- A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time.
- A period of contention of a day or less.
- A 24-hour period beginning at 6am or sunrise.
- To spend a day (in a place).
- A particular time or period of vague extent.
- Life.
- During the day.