Takes a break (5)

I believe the answer is:

rests

'takes a break' is the definition.
(resting is a kind of taking a break)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for rests that I've seen before include "Pauses; relaxes" , "holidays" , "Takes a break" , "Musical pauses" , "Relaxes, sleeps" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today, The Mirror, The Wall Street Journal, the Newsday, The Star Tribune, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Penny Press, the King Feature Syndicate and the Universal.

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