Does nothing as victor occupies what's above us (6)
I believe the answer is:
skives
'what's above us' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'does nothing as victor occupies' is the wordplay.
'does nothing as' becomes 'skies' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'victor' becomes 'V' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'occupies' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters occupy or enter the word).
'skies' enclosing 'v' is 'SKIVES'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for skives that I've seen before include "Evades work" , "Shirks work" .)