Underground worker has short time with queen (5)
I believe the answer is:
miner
'underground worker' is the definition.
(someone working underground in a mine)
'short time with queen' is the wordplay.
'short time' becomes 'min' (abbreviation for minute).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'queen' becomes 'ER' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina).
'min'+'er'='MINER'
'has' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for miner that I've seen before include "One sent down for work" , "One who digs for ore" , "Underground labourer" , "One works underground" , "Man of 49" .)