American passes clothes, getting boots out for a while (8)
I believe the answer is:
suspends
'boots out for a while' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'american passes clothes' is the wordplay.
'american' becomes 'US' (abbreviation for United States).
'passes' becomes 'spends' ('spend' can be a synonym of 'pass').
'clothes' indicates putting letters inside (some letters clothe or cover others).
'us' put inside 'spends' is 'SUSPENDS'.
'getting' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for suspends that I've seen before include "Interrupts" , "Hangs from something" , "Delays or postpones" , "Shelves" , "Stops" .)