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Make adjustment for a holiday out East (5)

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I believe the answer is:

reset

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'make adjustment' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'holiday out east' is the wordplay.
'holiday' becomes 'rest' (rest can mean a holiday or break).
'out' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'east' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'rest' placed around 'e' is 'RESET'.

'for a' is the link.

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(Other definitions for reset that I've seen before include "Turn back to zero" , "Restore to required state" , "Replace, resettle or put back again" , "Restore to the initial readings" , "do this to make adjustment" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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