Carer's right: characters in shop aren't all eavesdropping (8,5)

I believe the answer is:

parental leave

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'carer's right characters' is the definition.
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'in shop aren't all eavesdropping' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'PARENTAL LEAVE' is hidden in the letters of 'shop arent all eavesdropping'.

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