They attract places, getting work either way (9)
I believe the answer is:
opposites
'they attract' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'places getting work either way' is the wordplay.
'places' becomes 'sites' (a site is a place or location).
'getting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'either way' becomes 'po' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'op'+'po'='oppo'
'sites' after 'oppo' is 'OPPOSITES'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for opposites that I've seen before include "said to be attractive" , "Inverses" , "hot and cold?" , "such as the Poles?" , "Heads and tails, for example" .)