Plans made by a master to put an end to cockups? (4)
I believe the answer is:
maps
'plans' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'a master to put an end to cockups?' is the wordplay.
'a master' becomes 'MA' (Master of Arts).
'to' says to put letters next to each other.
'put an' becomes 'p' (this could be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'end to' says to take the final letters.
The final letter of 'cockups' is 's'.
'ma'+'p'+'s'='MAPS'
'made by' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for maps that I've seen before include "Plots" , "Diagrams of geographical areas" , "Books of maps" , "Plans" , "Charts" .)