North Pole worker (3)
I believe the answer is:
elf
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">north pole worker</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for elf that I've seen before include "Santa helper" , "spirit" , "Small creature" , "Malignant fairy" , "Dwarf" .)