Temporary work for dentist? (4-3)
'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.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
'temporary' is the definition.
(a stopgap measure is a temporary one)
'work for dentist?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'work' could be 'op' (abbreviation for opus) and 'op' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stopgap that I've seen before include "Temporary measure" , "Provisional" , "A temporary substitute or solution" , "Temporary expedient" , "Temporary fix" .)