Time stops where Naomi appears to be Frank (2,5)
I believe the answer is:
in truth
'time stops where naomi appears' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'be frank' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'be' could be 'rut' (rutting is a kind of being) and 'rut' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for in truth that I've seen before include "Really" , "Honestly" , "Actually" , "As a matter of fact" , "To be honest" .)