Break from ceremony involving paranormal activity (7)
I believe the answer is:
respite
'break' is the definition.
(I know that respite is a type of break)
'ceremony involving paranormal activity' is the wordplay.
'ceremony' becomes 'rite' (rite is a kind of ceremony).
'involving' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'paranormal activity' becomes 'esp' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'rite' placed around 'esp' is 'RESPITE'.
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for respite that I've seen before include "Short break" , "Brief period of relief" , "Break from doing something" , "Short period of relief" , "Relaxation" .)