First wife died, found in shop: worker in dock (9)
I believe the answer is:
stevedore
'worker in dock' is the definition.
'stevedore' can be an answer for 'worker' (stevedore is a kind of worker). I'm not certain of the 'in dock' bit.
'first wife died found in shop' is the wordplay.
'first wife' becomes 'eve' (I've seen this in another clue).
'died' becomes 'd' (abbreviation next to the year of someone's death).
'found in' indicates putting letters inside.
'shop' becomes 'store' (synonyms).
'eve'+'d'='eved'
'eved' placed inside 'store' is 'STEVEDORE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stevedore that I've seen before include "Unloader of shipping vessels" , "One is employed at a dock to load and unload ships" , "Dock-worker loads and unloads ships" , "One loads and unloads ships" , "he'll have loads on board" .)