Rudely, they wakened deer needing longer rest (5-3,7)
I believe the answer is:
three-day weekend
'longer rest' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'rudely they wakened deer' is the wordplay.
'rudely' indicates anagramming the letters.
'they'+'wakened'+'deer'='theywakeneddeer'
'theywakeneddeer' with letters rearranged gives 'THREE-DAY WEEKEND'.
'needing' is the link.
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I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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