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I believe the answer is:

stints

(Other definitions for stints that I've seen before include "Fixed amounts of work" , "Allotted work periods" , "Spells" , "Unbroken periods of work" , "Stretches" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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