Anoint working people (6)
I believe the answer is:
nation
'people' is the definition.
'anoint working' is the wordplay.
'working' is an anagram indicator.
'anoint' with letters rearranged gives 'NATION'.
(Other definitions for nation that I've seen before include "People sharing a common culture/descent" , "Body of people united by their homeland" , "Large community in one place under one government" , "A federation of tribes, as Native Americans say" , "People of a state" .)