Far closer dieter unfortunately out of work (7)
I believe the answer is:
retired
'out of work' is the definition.
'retired' can be an answer for 'out' (thesaurus). I'm unsure of the 'of work' bit.
'far closer dieter unfortunately' is the wordplay.
'closer' suggests the final letters (the letter which 'closes' the word).
'unfortunately' indicates anagramming the letters (a bad or unfortunate spelling).
The final letter of 'far' is 'r'.
'dieter' is an anagram of 'etired'.
'r'+'etired'='RETIRED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for retired that I've seen before include "out of office?" , "Put out to pasture" , "retreated" , "went back" , "In bed, withdrew" .)