The recidivist's leisure when out of jail? (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
free time
'the recidivist's leisure' is the definition.
'free time' can be an answer for 'leisure' (free time is a kind of leisure). I am not sure about the 'the recidivist's' bit.
'out of jail?' is the wordplay.
'out' becomes 'free' (I've seen this before).
'of jail?' becomes 'time' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'free'+'time'='FREE TIME'
'when' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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