Delay dad getting employment (5)

I believe the answer is:

pause

'delay' is the definition.
(I know that pause is a more specific form of the action delay)

'dad getting employment' is the wordplay.
'dad' becomes 'pa' (both can mean one's father).
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'employment' becomes 'use' (how something is used).
'pa'+'use'='PAUSE'

(Other definitions for pause that I've seen before include "Temporary stop or hesitation" , "Take a break" , "Stop for a moment" , "Short delay" , "Temporary interruption" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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