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Little man died in period without work (7)

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I believe the answer is:

weekend

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'period without work' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'little man died' is the wordplay.
'little' becomes 'wee' (similar in meaning).
'man' becomes 'Ken' (short for Kenneth).
'died' becomes 'd' (abbreviation next to the year of someone's death).
'wee'+'ken'+'d'='WEEKEND'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for weekend that I've seen before include "time for game?" , "Saturday plus Sunday" , "couple of days" , "Sat. and Sun." , "Occasional" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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