Work for a short period (4)

I believe the answer is:

temp

(Other definitions for temp that I've seen before include "N on-permanent worker" , "Non-full time employee" , "Short-time worker" , "Casual worker" , "Transient office worker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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