English miner sporting fur (6)
I believe the answer is:
ermine
'fur' is the definition.
(ermine is a kind of fur)
'english miner sporting' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'sporting' is an anagram indicator.
'miner' is an anagram of 'rmine'.
'e'+'rmine'='ERMINE'
(Other definitions for ermine that I've seen before include "White fur from kind of 25 Across - judges may wear it" , "White-coated stoat" , "Stoat in its winter coat" , "Fur trimming on royal robes" , "Fur-bearing mammal" .)