Social worker in ocean trip (3)
I believe the answer is:
ant
'social worker' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'in ocean trip' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'ANT' is hidden within 'ocean trip'.
(Other definitions for ant that I've seen before include "Small social insect" , "colonist" , "Small busy insect" , "` `Go to the ... thou sluggard' '" , "Termite" .)