A brief stopping place for space traveller (9)
I believe the answer is:
satellite
'for space traveller' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a brief stopping place' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
'place' could be 'tell' (telling is a kind of placing) and 'tell' is found 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" .)