Too bashful to go to the job centre? (4-3)
I believe the answer is:
work-shy
'to the job centre?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'too bashful to go' is the wordplay.
'too bashful' becomes 'shy' (bashful means shy or reserved. I am not sure about the 'too' bit.).
'to' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'go' becomes 'work' (synonyms).
'shy' put after 'work' is 'WORK-SHY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for work-shy that I've seen before include "Indisposed to labour" , "Lazy" .)