Cool Monkee detailed Tork initially being lazy (8)
I believe the answer is:
indolent
'lazy' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'cool monkee' is the wordplay.
'cool' becomes 'in' ('in' can mean fashionable or cool).
'monkee' becomes 'dolent' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in'+'dolent'='INDOLENT'
'detailed tork initially being' is the link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for indolent that I've seen before include "not willing to work" , "Lazy, slothful" , "Work-shy" , "Disinclined to exert oneself" , "Disinclined to exertion or work" .)