In work (8)

I believe the answer is:
employed
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">in work</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for employed that I've seen before include "Engaged - used" , "Gave work to" , "Hired, made use of" , "Working" , "Engaged in paid work" .)