Meantime (7)
I believe the answer is:
interim
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">meantime</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for interim that I've seen before include "temporary period" , "acting" , "Temporary - provisional" , "not there for ever" , "Caretaker" .)