### Clue: A paper nobody backs maintains run for some time (9)
### Answer: AFTERNOON 
 ### Explanation: Definition: some time
 A +FT(the Financial Times newspaper) + **reversal of**(… backs) [ NO ONE ](nobody/not a single person) **containing**(maintains) R(abbrev. for "run" in cricket scores).
Defn: … during/a part of a day.