Possible Clues:

• A certain time of work for rubber
• Removal of one of 12 across, for certain
• Paper smudge
• Such removal takes a certain time
• Band with Andy Bell and Vince Clarke, or wipe-out
• End of an error?
• Name-dropping, maybe
• Certain to have plenty of time for the removal
• Pop band that did a 1992 EP of ABBA covers
• What's brought about by rubber band