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The hobbies of father's days (8)

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I believe the answer is:

pastimes

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'the hobbies' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'father's days' is the wordplay.
'father's' becomes 'pa's' (pa can mean dad or father).
'days' becomes 'times' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'pas'+'times'='PASTIMES'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for pastimes that I've seen before include "Hobbies or diversions" , "leisure activities" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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