I start out complete on the first day of Jan, with fifty-two weeks laid out in my plan. When my last midnight strikes, my full job is done, replaced in an instant by year number one. What am I?
Calendar year
A calendar year encompasses 52 weeks and 365 days, retiring automatically at midnight on December 31st.
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