Stop off, stopping off in remote region (7)
I believe the answer is:
outpost
'remote region' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'stop off stopping off' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates anagramming the letters.
'stopping' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters stop or plug a gap).
'off' becomes 'out' (both can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'stop' is an anagram of 'tpos'.
'tpos' inserted inside 'out' is 'OUTPOST'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for outpost that I've seen before include "Remote settlement" , "Remote part of an empire" , "Remote place" , "Remote stronghold" , "settlement far off" .)