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Time off that is left over? Yes (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leisure

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

'that is left over? yes' is the wordplay.
'that is' becomes 'ie' ('i.e.' can be a synonym of 'that is').
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'over?' says the letters should be written in reverse (I've seen 'over ' mean this).
'yes' becomes 'sure' (I've seen this in other clues).
'ie'+'l'='iel'
'iel' back-to-front is 'lei'.
'lei'+'sure'='LEISURE'

(Other definitions for leisure that I've seen before include "State of rest or repose" , "Spare time" , "Time for relaxing" , "Rue lies about rest period" , "Recreation time" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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