Took a break from site off side street (6)
I believe the answer is:
rested
'took a break' is the definition.
(resting is a kind of taking a break)
'from site off side street' is the wordplay.
'from' is an anagram indicator (from the letters).
'off' suggests deleting specific letters.
'side'+'street'='sidestreet'
'sidestreet' with 'site' taken away is 'dsreet'.
'dsreet' with letters rearranged gives 'RESTED'.
(Other definitions for rested that I've seen before include "Took one's ease" , "Relaxed, took a break" , "Reposed or took a breather" , "Took break in desert" , "Took a break from activities" .)