President stable after second popper (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
press stud
'popper' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'president stable after second' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'president' could be 'p' (common abbreviation eg in VP) and 'p' is found within the answer.
'stable' could be 'stud' (I've seen this before) and 'stud' is found in the answer.
'second' could be 're' (prefix meaning second in eg review, re-education) and 're' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for press stud that I've seen before include "Virile young editor, perhaps" , "Clothes fastener" , "It may secure clothing" , "one that can hold things together" , "Popper used for fastening" .)