Vacation time for a composer (5)

I believe the answer is:

holst

'for a composer' is the definition.
(Gustav Holst)

'vacation time' is the wordplay.
'vacation' becomes 'hols' (short for holidays).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'hols'+'t'='HOLST'

(Other definitions for holst that I've seen before include "musical writer" , "Planets Suite composer" , "He scored" , "Composer of The Planets, d. 1934" , "Gustav --, English composer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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