Work breaks in places of interest after Christmas and after Easter (4,8)

I believe the answer is:

bank holidays

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'christmas and after easter' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'work breaks in places of interest after' is the wordplay.
'work' becomes 'bank' (banking is a kind of working).
'breaks in places of interest' becomes 'holidays' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'bank'+'holidays'='BANK HOLIDAYS'

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(Another definition for bank holidays that I've seen is " Times off for tellers".)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.

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