Force one to hang about instead of going to work (7)
I believe the answer is:
suspend
'instead of going to work' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'force one to hang' is the wordplay.
'force one' becomes 'sus' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to hang' becomes 'pend' (I've seen this in another clue).
'sus'+'pend'='SUSPEND'
'about' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for suspend that I've seen before include "Ban" , "Temporarily render inoperative" , "Temporarily halt; hang" , "Fail to hit" , "Temporarily debar" .)