Workmates mix ale with glucose (10)
I believe the answer is:
colleagues
'workmates' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'mix ale with glucose' is the wordplay.
'mix' indicates an anagram.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'ale' put after 'glucose' is 'glucoseale'.
'glucoseale' is an anagram of 'COLLEAGUES'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for colleagues that I've seen before include "Business associates" , "Fellow workers" , "Team mates" .)