An employer's tactic (4)
I believe the answer is:
ploy
'tactic' is the definition.
(a ploy is a tactic or scheme)
'an employer's' is the wordplay.
'PLOY' is hidden in amongst the letters.
However, I am unsure how the hidden word is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ploy that I've seen before include "Clever tactic" , "Cunning plan" , "Ruse, stratagem" , "Tactical scheme" , "'Stratagem, gambit (4)'" .)