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Temptation around end of venture is time off (7)

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I believe the answer is:

leisure

'time off' is the definition.
(time off work)

'temptation around end of venture is' is the wordplay.
'temptation' becomes 'lure' (lure is a kind of temptation).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'end of' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letter of 'venture' is 'e'.
'e'+'is'='eis'
'lure' going around 'eis' is 'LEISURE'.

(Other definitions for leisure that I've seen before include "Time for relaxation and pleasure" , "Time away from work" , "Convenient opportunity" , "Time for relaxing" , "Free-time" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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