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Rest a little while in early September (5)

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sleep

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'rest' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for sleep that I've seen before include "Shut-eye" , "Be dormant" , "Slumber" , "crash" , "Natural state of unconscious rest" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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