Short break before prompt recovery (6)
I believe the answer is:
rescue
'recovery' is the definition.
(rescue is a kind of recovery)
'short break before prompt' is the wordplay.
'short' means to remove the last letter.
'break' becomes 'rest' (a rest is taking a break).
'before prompt' becomes 'cue' (cue can mean a prompt or signal. I am not sure about the 'before' bit.).
'rest' with its final letter removed is 'res'.
'res'+'cue'='RESCUE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rescue that I've seen before include "Get over, on top of" , "Extricate" , "Save - deliver" , "Salvage" , "Pull from danger" .)