Some unions get stroppy initially about Personnel - they show indifference (6)
I believe the answer is:
shrugs
'they show indifference' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.
'some unions get stroppy initially about personnel' is the wordplay.
'initially' says to take the initial letters.
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'personnel' becomes 'hr' (Human Resources).
The initial letters of 'some unions get stroppy' is 'sugs'.
'sugs' going around 'hr' is 'SHRUGS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shrugs that I've seen before include "Shoulder movements" , "Movements of the shoulders to indicate indifference" , "Moves shoulders in gesture of indifference" , "Moves shoulders up and down, being indifferent" , "'Shoulder gestures, to show indifference perhaps (6)'" .)