Stop working in the stables? (5)
I believe the answer is:
stall
'stop working in the stables?' is the definition.
'stall' can be an answer for 'stop' (stalling is a kind of stopping). I'm not sure about the 'working in the stables?' bit.
'stop working in the' is the wordplay.
'stop' becomes 'sall' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'working in' indicates putting letters inside.
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'sall' placed around 't' is 'STALL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stall that I've seen before include "Postpone what one should be doing" , "Hang back" , "Animal compartment" , "Box" , "Canon's seat" .)