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Pinch a day some weeks after Easter (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

whitsun

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'easter' is the definition.
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'pinch a day' is the wordplay.
'pinch' becomes 'whit' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a day' becomes 'sun' (abbreviation for Sunday).
'whit'+'sun'='WHITSUN'

'some weeks after' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for whitsun that I've seen before include "Holy Spirit festival" , "Wins hut on short Christian Sabbath" , "Feast" , "Pentecost season" , "holiday?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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