Lump of toy found before work (6)
I believe the answer is:
dollop
'lump' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'toy found before work' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'toy' could be 'doll' (doll is a kind of toy) and 'doll' is present in the answer.
'work' could be 'op' (common abbreviation for 'opus') and 'op' is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dollop that I've seen before include "Shapeless mass or lump" , "Rough lump" , "Big spoonful" , "Blob" , "Lump - of custard, perhaps" .)