Very pleased with former taxi worker (9)
I believe the answer is:
exuberant
'very pleased' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, past participle verbs and adjectives can sometimes mean the same thing.
'with former taxi worker' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'former' becomes 'ex' (prefix meaning former or onetime).
'taxi' becomes 'uber'.
'worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'ex' next to 'uber' is 'exuber'.
'exuber'+'ant'='EXUBERANT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for exuberant that I've seen before include "Vivacious; effusive" , "Enthusiastic" , "Abounding in vitality" , "Exeunt bar, being in high spirits" , "Elated" .)