Torment journalists after work (7)
I believe the answer is:
oppress
'torment' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'journalists after work' is the wordplay.
'journalists' becomes 'press' (I've seen this before).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'press' after 'op' is 'OPPRESS'.
(Other definitions for oppress that I've seen before include "Govern cruelly" , "Subdue" , "Torment" , "Bear down heavily upon" , "Treat harshly" .)