Moves in with the chest, taking a little time off (6)
I believe the answer is:
inches
'moves' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with motion as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'in with the chest taking a little time off' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'taking' is a deletion indicator.
'a little time' becomes 't' (abbreviation for time).
'off' is an anagram indicator.
'in' put after 'chest' is 'chestin'.
'chestin' with 't' taken away is 'chesin'.
'chesin' anagrammed gives 'INCHES'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for inches that I've seen before include "Small islands" , "Slowly makes one's way" , "Moves slowly and cautiously" , "Twelves of these in a foot" , "Scottish islands" .)