Left coal production nearby (5)
I believe the answer is:
local
'nearby' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'left coal production' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'production' indicates anagramming the letters.
'coal' is an anagram of 'ocal'.
'l'+'ocal'='LOCAL'
(Other definitions for local that I've seen before include "Stopping regularly" , "nearest boozer!" , "Pub, maybe" , "Near at hand" , "Regional, parochial" .)