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Breaks that interrupt the music making? (5)

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rests

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'breaks' is the definition.
(resting is a kind of breaking)

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(Other definitions for rests that I've seen before include "Pauses; relaxes" , "Takes one's ease" , "Musical pauses" , "Relaxes, sleeps" , "Reposes" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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