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Answer for the clue "The period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty ", 5 letters:
watch

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A watch is a small timepiece intended to be carried or worn by a person. It is designed to keep working despite the motions caused by the person's activities. A wristwatch is designed to be worn on a wrist , attached by a watch strap or other type of bracelet ...

Usage examples of watch.

Was he man or devil, Abie asked herself as she watched the dancer take command of the stage.

A flush of heat engulfed Abie as she watched the slow, seductive movements of the dancers on the stage.

Major MacInnes turned to watch Major Jennings returning with Corporal Lester and Private Sutton, and Abigail lowered her eyes to her lap.

MacInnes strode forward to receive the raucous greeting and Abigail watched the reunion with a touch of envy.

She went into the ablutions area and took a shower, trying to ignore the thing, which continued to watch her, or she presumed it was watching her, through its unblinking golden eye-slit.

He watched as the first shark made a pass at Abo, who moved out of its way like a bullfighter.

The sailors watched for an age as the troops, some walking, more carried, waded out into the surf and shuffled aboard the French transports.

So they abode there, and made a fire by the waterside, and watched there, turn and turn about, till it was broad day.

The cooking, I can tell you, kept her nose to the pot, and even if there was nothing in it, even if there was no pot, she had to keep watching that it came aboil just the same.

It sometimes seemed the abomination spoke from every mouth, watched from all eyes.

At night he has my watch, passport, and half my money, and I often wonder what would become of me if he absconded before morning.

While they worked, Lukien leaned against the wagon, absently watching the stars appear.

He watched it, then dropped another daisy into the water, and after that another, and sat watching them with bright, absolved eyes, crouching near on the bank.

Whether Walter West let him watch while he abused young girls, or whether he encouraged his son to take his place, or whether, in fact, he abused him directly Frederick West was never to reveal.

Not long afterwards, they repeated the experiment, this time by persuading their mother and father to watch the episodes of the television serial Brookside which dealt with a sexually abusive father who was buried under the patio.