What does the cryptic crossword clue "Leading members in favour of rest, we're told (8)" mean?

The definition is "Leading members". The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). Homophone of ( …, we’re told ) [ “for”(in favour of, as opposed to “against”) + “pause”(to rest/to stop an activity, perhaps to resume later on) ]. The answer is FOREPAWS.

Leading members in favour of rest, we're told (8)

Guardian Cryptic #28983 | 1 Across | 2023-02-02 flower

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