Strike means deduction from pay (8)
I believe the answer is:
stoppage
This clue is a double definition.
'strike' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)
'deduction from pay' is the second definition.
(as in having money stopped from one's wages)
'means' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for stoppage that I've seen before include "Instance of industrial action" , "What plug achieves" , "Deduction (from wage); cessation" , "Mini-strike" , "Obstructed condition" .)