Meanwhile bury one male (7)
I believe the answer is:
interim
'meanwhile' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'bury one male' is the wordplay.
'bury' becomes 'inter' (synonyms).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'inter'+'i'+'m'='INTERIM'
(Other definitions for interim that I've seen before include ", I'm put in grave situation initially" , "Caretaker" , "An intervening period of time" , "temporary period" , "Meantime; temporary" .)