Break from working appeals (3)
I believe the answer is:
gap
'break' is the definition.
('gap' can be a synonym of 'break')
'from working appeals' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates a hidden word.
'GAP' is hidden in the letters of 'working appeals'.
(Other definitions for gap that I've seen before include "Interval, break" , "Vacancy" , "Break, in a fence say" , "Small opening" , "Narrow space" .)