Patriotic song puts worker on edge (6)
I believe the answer is:
anthem
'patriotic song' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'worker on edge' is the wordplay.
'worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'edge' becomes 'hem' (I've seen this before**).
'ant'+'hem'='ANTHEM'
'puts' is the link.
(Other definitions for anthem that I've seen before include "National or church song" , "Uplifting song -- the man (anag)" , "Internationale?" , "Song in praise of a nation" , "Religious chant" .)