Keep working steadily in place with yard (3)
I believe the answer is:
ply
'keep working steadily' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'place with yard' is the wordplay.
'place' becomes 'pl' (I've seen this in other clues).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'yard' becomes 'y'.
'pl'+'y'='PLY'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ply that I've seen before include "Laminate thickness" , "This wood is laminated" , "A layer to work at diligently." , "Thickness of yarn and wood" , "Layer of folded material" .)