How do I solve 12 down in Times Cryptic 29538?

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12 down reads "Tours having time off now as airline grounded over a year" (8,3 letters); the answer is BASTILLE DAY. It's a charade: the answer breaks into parts in clue order, each part clued by a word or short phrase. No indicators needed; watch for standard abbreviations (RA = artist, US = American, IN = at home) and short synonyms. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

Tours having time off now as airline grounded over a year (8,3)

12D — Tours having time off now as airline grounded over a year (8,3) — BASTILLE DAY