Tend to have little rest for recreation (8)
I believe the answer is:
minister
'tend' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'little rest for recreation' is the wordplay.
'little' becomes 'mini' ().
'for recreation' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'rest' anagrammed gives 'ster'.
'mini'+'ster'='MINISTER'
'to have' is the link.
(Other definitions for minister that I've seen before include "parliamentarian" , "Form of address" , "supply as before" , "Political or religious official" , "Parson" .)