Local employee saving master's papers (7)
I believe the answer is:
barmaid
'local employee' is the definition.
'barmaid' can be an answer for 'employee' (barmaid is a kind of employee). I'm unsure of the 'local' bit.
'saving master's papers' is the wordplay.
'saving' becomes 'bar' (I've seen this before).
'master' becomes 'ma' (Master of Arts).
'papers' becomes 'ID' (short for identification papers).
'bar'+'ma'+'id'='BARMAID'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for barmaid that I've seen before include "serving lady" , "attendant" , "She serves drinks" , "Pub employee" , "Local girl" .)