Swell job as a model (7)
I believe the answer is:
waxwork
'a model' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'swell job' is the wordplay.
'swell' becomes 'wax' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'job' becomes 'work' ('work' can be a synonym of 'job').
'wax'+'work'='WAXWORK'
'as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for waxwork that I've seen before include "Image" , "Candle material effigy" , "Figure made from candle material" , "Life-sized representation of a celebrity" , "Still representation of a famous person" .)