Worker showing middlemen space to be used as a waiting area (8)
I believe the answer is:
anteroom
'a waiting area' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'worker showing middlemen space to' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'worker' could be 'ant' (worker is a type of ant) and 'ant' is found in the answer.
'space' could be 'room' (enough space or room to do something) and 'room' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'e' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'be used as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for anteroom that I've seen before include "Entrance hall or reception room" , "Large waiting area" , "where people can wait" , "Small chamber leading to another" , "Place to wait before entering" .)