The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word INTERMIT
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More clues leading to the result INTERMIT
- Call in popular Italian and stop for a bit
- During school time it’s temporarily suspended
- Stop for a time in Bury college
- Pause for popular insect with no bottom
- Stop for a time in Bury, meeting male having sex
- Merit in working before start of tea break
- Pause during session with one needing little time
- In school period it amounts to pause
- Temporarily stop during school period, computer studies
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The straight part
We know that "temporarily suspended" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case temporarily suspended = intermit.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 INTERMIT mean?
INTERMIT verb- To interrupt, to stop or cease temporarily or periodically; to suspend.