[#absl-Clock-GetRealClock]
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Returns a reference to the global realtime clock&period; The returned clock is thread&hyphen;safe&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;absl&sol;time&sol;clock&lowbar;interface&period;h&gt;`

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static
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GetRealClock();
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== Return Value

A reference to the global realtime clock&period;


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