Get wasting time where train stops in period of expectancy (9)
I believe the answer is:
gestation
'train stops in period of expectancy' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'get wasting time where' is the wordplay.
'wasting' is a deletion indicator.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'where' becomes 'station' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'get' with 't' taken out is 'ge'.
'ge'+'station'='GESTATION'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gestation that I've seen before include "as before being transported by coach" , "Period of development" , "Development of plan" , "Development (in womb)" , "Development over time" .)