Divert from morning employment (5)
I believe the answer is:
amuse
'divert' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'morning employment' is the wordplay.
'morning' becomes 'am'.
'employment' becomes 'use' ('use' can be a synonym of 'employment').
'am'+'use'='AMUSE'
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for amuse that I've seen before include "Make (someone) laugh" , "Keep someone entertained" , "Delight" , "Beguile" , "Enliven" .)