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Temporarily confused "thing" before "item" (3,3,4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

for the time being

'temporarily' is the definition.
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'confused thing before item' is the wordplay.
'confused' indicates an anagram.
'thing'+'before'+'item'='thingbeforeitem'
'thingbeforeitem' anagrammed gives 'FOR THE TIME BEING'.

(Another definition for for the time being that I've seen is " at the moment".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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