Man space in place of teachers (5-4)
I believe the answer is:
staff-room
'place of teachers' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.
'man space' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'staff' (both can mean to work at a particular post).
'space' becomes 'room' (enough space or room to do something).
'staff'+'room'='STAFF-ROOM'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution?
Install my app