Rest of statement covering Times article (10)
I believe the answer is:
relaxation
'rest' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'statement covering times article' is the wordplay.
'statement' becomes 'relation' (I've seen this before).
'covering' is an insertion indicator.
'times' becomes 'x' (multiplication sign).
'article' becomes 'a' (the indefinite article in English).
'x'+'a'='xa'
'relation' enclosing 'xa' is 'RELAXATION'.
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for relaxation that I've seen before include "repose" , "fun" , "(Period of) rest" , "leisure" , "Chilling out" .)