Late, as the foreman would never be? (6)
I believe the answer is:
behind
'late' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'as the foreman would never be?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'as' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is found in the answer.
'would' could be 'd' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'd' is found in the answer.
'be?' could be 'be' (being is a kind of being) and 'be' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'h' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for behind that I've seen before include "Hidden by; late" , "Rear - losing" , "Hidden by; bottom" , "Responsible for" , "bum" .)