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Breaks of service, shall we say? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leaves

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'breaks' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
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(Other definitions for leaves that I've seen before include "Pour hot fat over (meat)" , "Departs or bequeaths" , "Departs with what fall in the Fall" , "Departs with tree growths" , "Abandons" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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