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Fifty reunited in resort for a spell (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

interlude

'a spell' is the definition.
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'fifty reunited in resort' is the wordplay.
'fifty' becomes 'L' (Roman numeral).
'in resort' indicates anagramming the letters (the letters are re-sorted).
'l'+'reunited'='lreunited'
'lreunited' is an anagram of 'INTERLUDE'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for interlude that I've seen before include "Space of time; break" , "Break in performance" , "Eli turned (anag.)" , "Temporary amusement or diversion" , "Hiatus" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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