The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 1 plus 5 plus 2 plus 2 letter word MAKE A NIGHT OF IT
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result MAKE A NIGHT OF IT
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The straight part
We know that "What to do when there’s too much fun to be had in the day" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what to do when there’s too much fun to be had in the day = make a night of it.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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