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In tears, beg chap desperately for some respite (9,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

breathing space

'some respite' is the definition.
(breathing space is a kind of respite)

'in tears beg chap desperately' is the wordplay.
'desperately' indicates an anagram.
'in'+'tears'+'beg'+'chap'='intearsbegchap'
'intearsbegchap' is an anagram of 'BREATHING-SPACE'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for breathing space that I've seen before include "might give one an opportunity to relax" , "chance to relax" , "Brief respite" , "room" , "relief" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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