Workplace short of labour (3)
I believe the answer is:
lab
This clue might be a double definition.
'workplace' is the first definition.
(lab is a kind of workplace)
'of labour' is the second definition.
'lab' can be an answer for 'labour'. I am not sure about the 'of' bit.
'short' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lab that I've seen before include "Socialist" , "In brief, a room for scientific experiments" , "biology classroom?" , "SECOND PART OF 15" , "Workplace for researcher" .)