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<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>the provider for obtaining the current time, never <code>null</code>. If no
 specific provider has been configured during bootstrap, a default implementation using
 the current system time and the current default time zone as returned by
 <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/Clock.html?is-external=true#systemDefaultZone--" title="class or interface in java.time"><code>Clock.systemDefaultZone()</code></a> will be returne