Person away from work playing soccer? (7)
I believe the answer is:
striker
'person' is the definition.
(striker is a kind of person)
'away from work playing soccer?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'work' could be 'strike' (striking is a kind of working) and 'strike' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'r' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for striker that I've seen before include "Batsman facing bowler" , "Goalscorer" , "Soccer player whose main function is to score goals" , "Worker engaged in official anti-employer action" , "Perhaps a match" .)