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Take a break about one then have another go at the exam perhaps (5)

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I believe the answer is:

resit

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'have another go at the exam perhaps' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'take a break about one' is the wordplay.
'take a break' becomes 'rest' (to have a rest is to take a break).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'rest' placed around 'i' is 'RESIT'.

'then' is the link.

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(Other definitions for resit that I've seen before include "later exam" , "repeated test" , "Student's test" , "take another exam" , "second exam" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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