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Time for a break in Bury campaign (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

intermission

'time for a break' is the definition.
(break in a performance)

'bury campaign' is the wordplay.
'bury' becomes 'inter' (to inter is to put into the ground).
'campaign' becomes 'mission' (campaign can mean a task or mission).
'inter'+'mission'='INTERMISSION'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for intermission that I've seen before include "Break; respite" , "Pause, break" , "Theatre's half-time" , "Interval" , "Entr'acte" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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