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Break that’s rough on ministries (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

intermission

'break' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'rough on ministries' is the wordplay.
'rough' indicates an anagram.
'on'+'ministries'='onministries'
'onministries' with letters rearranged gives 'INTERMISSION'.

'that's' is the link.

(Other definitions for intermission that I've seen before include "Entr'acte" , "Break; respite" , "Theatre's half-time" , "Pause, break" , "Interval" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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