The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ABEYANCE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ABEYANCE
- A pop singer’s love replaced by a pause
- A bishop to observe hosting African party gets suspension
- Expert checks runner perhaps over one year – suspension’s given
- A book with view about African party getting suspension
- Sailor backed vote for new church’s temporary shelving.
- It's up in the air — adult Turkish ruler's weapon broken at the top
- Bishop kept out of church — article on church under suspension
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The straight part
We know that "pause" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pause = abeyance.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does ABEYANCE mean?
ABEYANCE noun- Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.
- Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition.
- Expectancy of a title, its right in existence but its exercise suspended.