Government loans in time to stop strike (8)
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I believe the answer is:
imprests
'government loans in time' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'stop strike' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'stop' could be 'rest' (to take a rest is to stop) and 'rest' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'imps' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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