You say fur may be employed (6)
I believe the answer is:
usable
'employed' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'you say fur' is the wordplay.
'you say' becomes 'u' ('you' as it sounds).
'fur' becomes 'sable' (sable is a kind of fur).
'u'+'sable'='USABLE'
'may be' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for usable that I've seen before include "at one's disposal" , "Functional and available" , "Practical" , "Able to be utilised" , "Functional, operational" .)