Judge taking tea-break after Times puzzle (8)
I believe the answer is:
estimate
'judge' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'tea-break after times puzzle' is the wordplay.
'break' is an anagram indicator.
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'puzzle' is an anagram indicator.
'tea' with letters rearranged gives 'ate'.
'times' is an anagram of 'estim'.
'ate' after 'estim' is 'ESTIMATE'.
'taking' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for estimate that I've seen before include "Reckon value" , "Make approximate judgement of size or amount" , "Tease Tim (anag.)" , "rough judgment" , "Believe" .)