Might time's character be so described in Ariosto? (11)

Times Cryptic #29138 | 12 Down | 2025-01-28
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Times for the Times have:

T (time) is the PENULTIMATE letter in Ariosto. I used ‘reveal’ on this one having got nowhere by checking to see who Ariosto was, thinking he might have some bearing  on the matter. Only after revealing the answer did I understand what was going on here.

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