Widespread European employment for spa worker (8)
I believe the answer is:
masseuse
'spa worker' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'widespread european employment' is the wordplay.
'widespread' becomes 'mass' (as in mass media).
'european' becomes 'E' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'employment' becomes 'use' (how something is used).
'mass'+'e'+'use'='MASSEUSE'
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for masseuse that I've seen before include "Reliever of tensions in the body" , "She kneads bodies" , "Woman who manipulates" , "Female rubber?" , "Uses seam (anag)" .)