Male icon working in pit (8)
I believe the answer is:
coalmine
'pit' is the definition.
'male icon working' is the wordplay.
'working' indicates anagramming the letters.
'male'+'icon'='maleicon'
'maleicon' is an anagram of 'COALMINE'.
'in' is the link.
(Another definition for coalmine that I've seen is " Colliery".)
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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