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Expert came across, over for the time being (3,3)

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I believe the answer is:

pro tem

'for the time being' is the definition.
('pro tem' can be a synonym of 'for the time being')

'expert came across over' is the wordplay.
'expert' becomes 'pro' (I've seen this before).
'came across' becomes 'met' ('meet' can be a synonym of 'come across').
'over' is a reversal indicator.
'met' in reverse letter order is 'tem'.
'pro'+'tem'='PRO TEM'

(Other definitions for pro tem that I've seen before include "For the present" , "For the time being (Latin abbreviation)" , "Informally, for the time being" , "'For the time being (3,3)'" , "For the time being, to the old Romans in short" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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