Half kiss a crush before evening of fun (5-3)

I believe the answer is:

apres-ski

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'evening of fun' is the definition.
'apres ski' can be an answer for 'evening' (I have seen 'evening of entertainments' mean 'apres ski' so perhaps 'evening' could also mean 'apres ski'). I'm not sure about the 'of fun' bit.

'half kiss a crush before' is the wordplay.
'half' means to take half the letters.
'crush' becomes 'press' (synonyms).
'before' says to put letters next to each other.
'kiss' cut in half is 'ki'.
'a'+'press'='apress'
'ki' after 'apress' is 'APRES-SKI'.

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(Other definitions for apres-ski that I've seen before include "Social activity following session on the piste" , "Winter sports social" , "Alpine holiday fun?" , "party activity" , "holiday entertainment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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