Policemen perhaps run inside workplaces (8)
I believe the answer is:
officers
'policemen' is the definition.
('officer' can be a synonym of 'policeman')
'run inside workplaces' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'run' could be 'r' (cricket abbreviation) and 'r' is located in the answer.
'workplaces' could be 'offices' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'offices' is present in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'perhaps' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for officers that I've seen before include "Persons with authority" , "Those elected or appointed to positions of trust" , "Commissioned members of the military" , "They hold positions of authority or command" , "Bureaucrats" .)