Warned not to pay, might chap be in danger at work? (10)
I believe the answer is:
garnisheed
'warned not' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'pay might chap be in danger at work?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'chap' could be 'arni' and 'arni' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for garnisheed that I've seen is " served with court order".)