Withhold earnings from any prude at work (8)
I believe the answer is:
underpay
'withhold earnings' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'any prude at work' is the wordplay.
'at work' indicates an anagram.
'any'+'prude'='anyprude'
'anyprude' is an anagram of 'UNDERPAY'.
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for underpay that I've seen before include "Use staff meanly" , "Give too little remuneration" , "Give too little money" .)