About to gain fortune, in short, though, initially, worker seems unenthusiastic (9)
I believe the answer is:
reluctant
'unenthusiastic' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'about to gain fortune in short though initially worker' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'about' could be 're' (regarding) and 're' is found in the answer.
'worker' could be 'ant' (worker is a type of ant) and 'ant' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'seems' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for reluctant that I've seen before include "Indisposed" , "Slow" , "Kenneth Grahame's dragon was" , "Loth" , "Unwilling, disinclined" .)