Separate source of stress left in a hole (5)
I believe the answer is:
split
I believe this clue is a quadruple definition!!
'separate' is the first definition.
(I know that separate can be written as split)
'source of stress' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'left' is the third definition.
(split can mean to run away or leave)
'in' acts as a link.
'a hole' is the fourth definition.
(thesaurus)
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for split that I've seen before include "Burst open" , "Divide; leave suddenly" , "Dalmatian port" , "Break; fissure" , "Division - divorce" .)