Female stops suitable husband in interval in bar (5)
I believe the answer is:
fifth
'interval in bar' is the definition.
'fifth' can be an answer for 'interval' (type of musical interval). I'm unsure of the 'in bar' bit.
'female stops suitable husband' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'stops' means one lot of letters goes inside another (stopping can mean blocking a gap).
'suitable' becomes 'fit' (similar in meaning).
'husband' becomes 'h' (abbreviation).
'f' inserted into 'fit' is 'fift'.
'fift'+'h'='FIFTH'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fifth that I've seen before include "Musical interval" , "Interval of three tones and a semitone" , "- Column is a group working for the enemy" , "Twenty percent" , "(Of a monarch) V" .)