Enchanting time with my family's interrupted by Dynasty (8,4)
I believe the answer is:
witching hour
'enchanting time' is the definition.
(time for magic or witchcraft)
'with my family's interrupted by dynasty' is the wordplay.
'my family's' becomes 'our' (belonging to our family).
'interrupted by' is an insertion indicator.
'dynasty' becomes 'Ching' (the Qing or Ching dynasty of China).
'with'+'our'='withour'
'withour' going around 'ching' is 'WITCHING HOUR'.
(Another definition for witching hour that I've seen is " Midnight".)
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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