The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RESPITE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result RESPITE
- Absence of stress regarding nastiness
- Unusual perception shown during service break
- See trip abroad as this?
- Break the limits of time after the Royal Institution embraces psychic powers
- Break in hostility after war game ends
- Note malice in break
- Break from desire to hurt after religious education
- Break soldier with meanness
- Starts to envisage serious problems during ceremony’s delay
- Relief especially found during ceremony
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The straight part
We know that "Break" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case break = respite.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RESPITE mean?
RESPITE noun- A brief interval of rest or relief.
- A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
- The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
- To delay or postpone (an event).
- To allow (a person) extra time to fulfil some obligation.