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Such work may seem too much for a while (8)

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I believe the answer is:

overtime

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'such work may seem' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'too much for a while' is the wordplay.
'too much' becomes 'over' (over can mean to too great an extent).
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a while' becomes 'time' (I've seen this before).
'over'+'time'='OVERTIME'

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(Other definitions for overtime that I've seen before include "Hours worked in excess of usual" , "Extra hours (at work)" , "Pay for extra work" , "opportunity for supplementing income" , "Work in excess of fixed period" .)

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