Bodgie jewel captivates senior cleric out of work (8)
I believe the answer is:
rubbishy
'bodgie jewel captivates senior cleric out of work' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'jewel captivates senior cleric out of work' is the wordplay.
'jewel' becomes 'ruby' (ruby is a kind of jewel).
'captivates' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are captured or captivated).
'senior cleric' becomes 'bishop' (a bishop is a senior clergyman).
'out of' is a deletion indicator.
'work' becomes 'op' (common abbreviation for 'opus').
'bishop' with 'op' taken out is 'bish'.
'ruby' enclosing 'bish' is 'RUBBISHY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for rubbishy that I've seen is " Poor-quality".)