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Temporary move by brand (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

makeshift

'temporary' is the definition.
('makeshift' can be similar in meaning to 'temporary')

'move by brand' is the wordplay.
'move' becomes 'shift' (shift is a kind of move**).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'brand' becomes 'make' ('make' can be a synonym of 'brand').
'shift' put after 'make' is 'MAKESHIFT'.

(Other definitions for makeshift that I've seen before include "crude arrangement" , "Interim, temporary" , "serving temporarily?" , "temporary expedient" , "Rough-and-ready" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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