It breaks up a sentence (5)

I believe the answer is:

comma

(Other definitions for comma that I've seen before include "shortest interval" , "Mark for smallest division of a sentence" , "Punctuation mark indicating slight pause" , "repeatedly found in lists" , "identifying place to breathe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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