### Clue: Stupidity, as partners stop briefly to punch hooter (8)
### Answer: NONSENSE 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Stupidity
 [ N,S(abbrev. for "north" and "south" respectively, indicating partners in a bridge game) + "end"(to stop) **minus its last letter**(briefly) ] **contained in**(to punch) NOSE(slang for which is "hooter").