Scrap every other staff member close to retirement (7)
I believe the answer is:
oddment
'scrap' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'every other staff member close to retirement' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'staff' could be 'men' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'men' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for oddment that I've seen before include "Left over item" , "An isolated article, something left over" , "Remnant" , "Piece left over, no match" , "Curiosity, peculiarity" .)