Cryptic crossword clue
Period after holiday, showing result of getting smashed 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BREAKAGE

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "result of getting smashed" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case result of getting smashed = breakage.
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.

What does BREAKAGE mean?

BREAKAGE noun
  1. The act of breaking.
  2. Something that has been broken.
  3. A service which is unused by a customer, such as an unredeemed gift card, which therefore represents a pure profit to the seller.
  4. The left-over money in a parimutuel betting pool resulting from rounding off the payoffs, added to the pool for the next race or event or kept as profit.

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