The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 3 plus 8 letter word BEER AND SKITTLES
I've seen this crossword clue in Independent
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More clues leading to the result BEER AND SKITTLES
- Insects filled in by artist on edges of notepad sketch for fun
- Features of licensed bowling alley: great fun
- Street band likes playing, giving pleasure
- Debater lent skis possibly for idle enjoyment
- Idle enjoyment — maybe involving lots of falling over and rolling around in pub?
- Bar need rolling pins for idle pleasure
- Street band likes playing for idle amusement
- Idle pleasure at the Red Lion?
- Fun? Worker perhaps worries about various kinds
- A licensed bowling alley may provide such fun
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The straight part
We know that "great fun" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case great fun = beer and skittles.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.