Stopped without second-class stretcher (4-3)
I believe the answer is:
camp-bed
'stretcher' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'stopped without second-class' is the wordplay.
'stopped' becomes 'camped' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'without' is an insertion indicator ('without' can be similar in meaning to 'outside').
'second class' becomes 'b'.
'camped' placed around 'b' is 'CAMP-BED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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