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Rest when idle, now labouring (3-4)

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I believe the answer is:

lie-down

'rest' is the definition.
(to lie down is to have a short rest)

'idle now labouring' is the wordplay.
'labouring' is an anagram indicator (letters worked or laboured into a new form).
'idle'+'now'='idlenow'
'idlenow' is an anagram of 'LIE-DOWN'.

'when' is the link.

(Other definitions for lie-down that I've seen before include "Short rest" , "Rest (with or without sleep)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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