Recoil about worker's crude shelter (6)
I believe the answer is:
shanty
'crude shelter' is the definition.
'shanty' can be an answer for 'shelter' (shanty is a kind of shelter). I am unsure of the 'crude' bit.
'recoil about worker's' is the wordplay.
'recoil' becomes 'shy' (I've seen this before).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'shy' enclosing 'ant' is 'SHANTY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shanty that I've seen before include "Sailors' song - poor dwelling" , "Sailor's song or derelict building" , "Slum ghetto" , "low abode" , "Sailor's work song - ramshackle hut" .)