Give paid work to (6)
I believe the answer is:
employ
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">give paid work to</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for employ that I've seen before include "Draw on" , "Take on (staff)" , "Occupy" , "Hire; use" , "occupation" .)