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Rudely, they wakened deer needing longer rest (5-3,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

three-day weekend

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'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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