Follower died in this place, clutched by worker? (8)
I believe the answer is:
adherent
'follower' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'died in this place clutched by worker?' is the wordplay.
'died' becomes 'd'.
'in this place' becomes 'here' ('here' can be a synonym of 'in this place').
'clutched by' indicates putting letters inside.
'worker?' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'd'+'here'='dhere'
'dhere' inserted within 'ant' is 'ADHERENT'.
(Other definitions for adherent that I've seen before include "Freak" , "Disciple, follower" , "Sticking; partisan" , "Staunch follower" , "sticker" .)