Proverbial reason for a break? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STRAW Proverbial reason for a break? (5) LA Times Daily Aug 26, 2015
7% SANE Reasonable (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
7% ASWESAY "Proverbially speaking . . ." (7) USA Today Oct 13, 2025
7% SENSEFUL Reasonable (8) Wall Street Journal Oct 13, 2025
7% BELFRY Proverbial place for bats (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 13, 2025
7% HASTE Proverbial waste maker (5)
7% LOGICAL Reasonable (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 29, 2025
7% BECAUSE For the reason that (7) The Times Concise Sep 20, 2025
7% COALMINE *Proverbial spot for a canary (8) USA Today Sep 8, 2025
7% HENSTEETH Proverbial rarities (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 6, 2025

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