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Party during time off jobs in bank, say (4-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hold-ups

'jobs in bank say' is the definition.
(job can mean a heist or robbery)

'party during time off' is the wordplay.
'party' becomes 'dup' (Democratic Unionist Party).
'during' indicates putting letters inside.
'time off' becomes 'hols' (short for holidays).
'dup' going within 'hols' is 'HOLD-UPS'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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