Labour fanatic? (10)

I believe the answer is:

workaholic

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(Other definitions for workaholic that I've seen before include "Compulsive toiler" , "Someone compulsively doing long hours" , "One always at desk" , "Devoted toiler" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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