Bandage the man on strike (6)
I believe the answer is:
swathe
'bandage' is the definition.
(I know that swathe is a type of bandage)
'man on strike' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'he' (pronoun for a man).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'strike' becomes 'swat' ().
'he' after 'swat' is 'SWATHE'.
'the' is the link.
(Other definitions for swathe that I've seen before include "considerable cut" , "Wrap; a cut strip" , "row after reaping" , "put bands around" , "Broad strip (land)" .)