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Disliking work? Manage to stop during period of fasting (8)

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I believe the answer is:

indolent

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'disliking work?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'manage to stop during period of fasting' is the wordplay.
'manage' becomes 'do' (synonyms).
'to stop' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'during' becomes 'in' (e.g. during February means in February).
'period of fasting' becomes 'Lent' (fast leading up to Easter).
'in'+'lent'='inlent'
'do' inserted inside 'inlent' is 'INDOLENT'.

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(Other definitions for indolent that I've seen before include "Making no effort" , "not willing to work" , "Lazy, disinclined to work" , "Work-shy" , "Lazy, slothful" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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