Draw attention to workers that will keep up standards (9)
I believe the answer is:
flagstaff
'draw attention to workers that will keep up standards' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'draw attention to workers' is the wordplay.
'draw attention to' becomes 'flag' (as in to flag or mark something).
'workers' becomes 'staff' (members of staff).
'flag'+'staff'='FLAGSTAFF'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for flagstaff that I've seen before include "Flying Pole" , "raising standards here?" , "Jack may be seen here" , "Standard-bearer" , "Pole for the standard" .)