Cycle is at gate for a short while (5)
I believe the answer is:
orbit
'cycle' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'gate for a short while' is the wordplay.
'gate' becomes 'or gate' (or gate is a kind of gate).
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a short while' becomes 'bit' (I've seen this in another clue).
'or'+'bit'='ORBIT'
'is at' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for orbit that I've seen before include "Path made by one body revolving around another" , "Sun's circulation" , "Path of one celestial body around another" , "heavenly passage" , "Sort of circuit" .)