A break for the kids when actors have to work? (8)
I believe the answer is:
playtime
'a break' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'have to work?' is the wordplay.
'have' becomes 'time' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'work?' becomes 'play' (dramatic work).
'time' put after 'play' is 'PLAYTIME'.
'for the kids when actors' is the link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for playtime that I've seen before include "Period for pleasure" , "between lessons" , "Schoolchildren's break" , "Recreation period" , "Curtain up" .)