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A brief stopping place for space traveller (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

satellite

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'for space traveller' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a brief stopping place' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'place' could be 'tell' (telling is a kind of placing) and 'tell' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'site' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for satellite that I've seen before include "Space traveller" , "Country dependent on another" , "Any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star" , "important person's attendant" , "Body in orbit around another" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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