Break America after success touring Austria (6)

I believe the answer is:

hiatus

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'break' is the definition.
(hiatus is a kind of break)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for hiatus that I've seen before include "Interruption in intensity or amount" , "Gap, interruption" , "A gap or pause in the middle" , "Gap in something that should be continuous" , "Pause; discontinuity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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