Party time (8)

I believe the answer is:

occasion

I believe this is a double definition.

'party' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'time' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for occasion that I've seen before include "Need" , "Time of (maybe special) event" , "Time when an event takes place" , "call" , "Provoke" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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