Respite from work not going well? (3-3)
I believe the answer is:
off-day
'respite' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to time as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'from work not going well?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'from' could be 'off' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'off' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'day' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for off-day that I've seen before include "Time when one is not at oneOs best" , "Time when things aren't going too well" , "Not one's best time" , "Period when one is not at one's best" .)