Pal craned awkwardly to see club worker (3,6)
I believe the answer is:
lap dancer
'club worker' is the definition.
(someone working in a strip club)
'pal craned awkwardly' is the wordplay.
'awkwardly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'pal'+'craned'='palcraned'
'palcraned' anagrammed gives 'LAP DANCER'.
'to see' is the link.
(Other definitions for lap dancer that I've seen before include "she barely moves close" , "Erotic entertainer" , "stripper" , "one barely performs" , "performer" .)