Short of work experience (7)
I believe the answer is:
undergo
'experience' is the definition.
(I know that experience is a more specific form of the action the undergo)
'short of work' is the wordplay.
'short of' becomes 'under' (eg short of g0 means under g0).
'work' becomes 'go' (synonyms).
'under'+'go'='UNDERGO'
(Other definitions for undergo that I've seen before include "Endure, experience something" , "Endure for guerdon" , "Submit to an experience" , "Endure - urged on (anag)" , "Guerdon (anag.)" .)