Cryptic crossword clue
Goes without periods of work 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STINTS

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What does STINTS mean?

STINTS noun
  1. A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.
  2. Limit; bound; restraint; extent.
  3. Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted.
STINTS verb
  1. To stop (an action); cease, desist.
  2. To stop speaking or talking (of a subject).
  3. To be sparing or mean.
  4. To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to restrict to a scant allowance.
  5. To assign a certain task to (a person), upon the performance of which he/she is excused from further labour for that day or period; to stent.
  6. (of mares) To impregnate successfully; to get with foal.
STINTS noun
  1. Any of several very small wading birds in the genus Calidris. Types of sandpiper, such as the dunlin or the sanderling.

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