My nude pole-dancing isn't working (10)

I believe the answer is:

unemployed

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'isn't working' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'my nude pole-dancing' is the wordplay.
'dancing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'my'+'nude'+'pole'='mynudepole'
'mynudepole' is an anagram of 'UNEMPLOYED'.

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(Other definitions for unemployed that I've seen before include "Idle" , "Out of work" , "out of position?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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