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Break actually is around end of summer (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

infract

'break' is the definition.
('infract' can be a synonym of 'break')

'actually is around end of summer' is the wordplay.
'actually' becomes 'infact' ('in fact' can be a synonym of 'actually').
'is around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'end of' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letter of 'summer' is 'r'.
'infact' going around 'r' is 'INFRACT'.

(Another definition for infract that I've seen is " Break".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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