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When to have fun while being pious about a woman (7)

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I believe the answer is:

holiday

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'when to have fun while' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'pious about a woman' is the wordplay.
'pious' becomes 'holy' (both mean religious).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'a woman' becomes 'ida' ().
'holy' placed around 'ida' is 'HOLIDAY'.

'being' is the link.

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(Other definitions for holiday that I've seen before include "Time off work" , "Vacation" , "See 8" , "given a break" , "rest" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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