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What convicts do after stealing, when job's done (8-3,4)

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I believe the answer is:

knocking-off time

'when job's done' is the definition.
(time to leave work)

'what convicts do after stealing' is the wordplay.
'what convicts do' becomes 'time' (prisoners do time).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'stealing' becomes 'knocking off' ('knock off' can be a synonym of 'steal').
'time' after 'knockingoff' is 'KNOCKING-OFF TIME'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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