She opens and closes shops on the motorway (4)
I believe the answer is:
miss
'she opens and closes shops on the motorway' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'she opens and closes shops on the motorway' is the wordplay.
'opens' says to take the initial letters.
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'closes' says to take the final letters (I've seen 'close of' mean this (the letter which ends or closes the word)).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the motorway' becomes 'MI' (resembles M1, English motorway).
The initial letter of 'she' is 's'.
The final letter of 'shops' is 's'.
's'+'s' is 'ss'.
'ss' after 'mi' is 'MISS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for miss that I've seen before include "Lass" , "Fail to attend (event)" , "Fail to reach" , "Pine for - young lady" , "Omit" .)