Worker in cloth often runs from laundromat machine (4)
I believe the answer is:
dyer
'worker' is the definition.
(dyer is a kind of worker)
'runs from laundromat machine' is the wordplay.
'runs' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'from' suggests deleting specific letters.
'laundromat machine' becomes 'dryer' (I've seen this in another clue).
'dryer' with 'r' taken away is 'DYER'.
'in cloth often' acts as a link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dyer that I've seen before include "Adder of colour" , "Person colouring cloth" , "Colourer of fabrics" , "Cloth worker" , "Cloth colourer" .)