Cryptic crossword clue
A long time after holiday, gets damages 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BREAKAGES

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
B
R
E
A
K
A
G
E
S

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What does BREAKAGES mean?

BREAKAGES noun
  1. The act of breaking.
  2. Something that has been broken.
  3. A service which is unused by a customer, such as an unredeemed gift card, which therefore represents a pure profit to the seller.
  4. The left-over money in a parimutuel betting pool resulting from rounding off the payoffs, added to the pool for the next race or event or kept as profit.

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