The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word INTERMISSION
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result INTERMISSION
- European football team calling for half-time?
- Break during school time is heaven
- Break that’s rough on ministries
- Break during academic period — is boy outside front of institute?
- Pause winter job, wife’s away
- Break and bury embassy
- Italian team calling for half-time?
- Bury lass and I getting on — time for an ice cream?
- Break Italian football team on purpose
- Break from assignment by junior doctor finishing early
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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 = intermission.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 INTERMISSION mean?
INTERMISSION noun- A break between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly.