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Something prompting you to grab a rest (9)

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remainder

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'a rest' is the definition.
(I know that rest can be written as remainder)

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(Other definitions for remainder that I've seen before include "set of unsold books" , "deposit" , "part that is still to come" , "that's left" , "Rest - sell off (books) cheap" .)

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