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Temporary work for dentist? (4-3)

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4-3

stop-gap

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'dentist?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'temporary work' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'work' could be 'op' (short for opus) and 'op' is located in the answer.
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'for' acts as a link.

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I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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