Fellow workers (10)
I believe the answer is:
colleagues
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">fellow workers</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('colleague' can be a synonym of 'fellow worker')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for colleagues that I've seen before include "Team mates" , "Fellow workers" , "Business associates" .)