Menial work (8)
I believe the answer is:
drudgery
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">menial work</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for drudgery that I've seen before include "Grinding toil" , "Tedious toil" , "Grind" , "Menial hard work" , "Dull menial work" .)