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How hands go, having drunk chocolate in break (6,3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

around the clock

'how hands go' is the definition.
(hands go around a clock)

'drunk chocolate in break' is the wordplay.
'in break' indicates anagramming the letters (letters break or get damaged).
'drunk'+'chocolate'='drunkchocolate'
'drunkchocolate' is an anagram of 'AROUND-THE-CLOCK'.

'having' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for around the clock that I've seen before include "night and day" , "Some golfers play" , "continuously" , "without pause" , "Constantly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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