Doctor allowed back to accommodation for motorists (5)
I believe the answer is:
motel
'accommodation for motorists' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'doctor allowed back' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'mo' (medical officer).
'allowed' becomes 'let' (to let is to allow or permit).
'back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'let' reversed gives 'tel'.
'mo'+'tel'='MOTEL'
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for motel that I've seen before include "Drivers' accommodation" , "Drive-in lodging house" , "Roadside place to stay" , "Drivers' hotel" , "somewhere to stay the night" .)