A male needs employment, please (5)
I believe the answer is:
amuse
'please' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'a male needs employment' is the wordplay.
'a male' becomes 'am' (I've seen this in other clues).
'needs' says to put letters next to each other.
'employment' becomes 'use' ('use' can be a synonym of 'employment').
'am'+'use'='AMUSE'
(Other definitions for amuse that I've seen before include "Divert or entertain mildly" , "interest" , "Tickle" , "Cause to laugh or smile" , "Cause mirth - distract" .)