Farm workers not working easily (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
hands down
'easily' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'farm workers not working' is the wordplay.
'farm workers' becomes 'hands' (I've seen this in another clue).
'not working' becomes 'down' (down can mean broken or not working).
'hands'+'down'='HANDS-DOWN'
(Other definitions for hands down that I've seen before include "six-thirty?" , "without effort" , "extremely easily" , "Passes to lower place" , "Teacher's instruction after question's answered" .)