Get some shorts from the caravan (7)
I believe the answer is:
trailer
'caravan' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'get some shorts from the' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'some' could be 'a' and 'a' is present in the answer.
'from' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is located in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for trailer that I've seen before include "It follows a car but may be seen in the cinema" , "Vehicle hauled by car or truck" , "TV ad" , "Short film advertising programme" , "home on wheels" .)