Switch to it — a stopover at a slaughterhouse? (8)
I believe the answer is:
abattoir
'a slaughterhouse?' is the definition.
('abattoir' can be a synonym of 'slaughterhouse')
'switch to it a stopover' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'to' is present in the answer.
'it' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is located in the answer.
'a' is within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'at' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for abattoir that I've seen before include "stunning location" , "Make smile for camera" , "place where animals die" , "[EASY MEAT] half-cut seen here?" , "place providing neat dispatches?" .)