Employee in refurbished taverns (7)
I believe the answer is:
servant
'employee' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'refurbished taverns' is the wordplay.
'refurbished' indicates anagramming the letters.
'taverns' anagrammed gives 'SERVANT'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for servant that I've seen before include "Man" , "'Flunky, lackey (7)'" , "Domestic help" , "Butler, e.g." , "House employee" .)