Cons that are bound to work? (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
chain gang
'work?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
(Other definitions for chain gang that I've seen before include "Linked prisoners" , "Shackled workers?" , "Manacled workers" , "Convicts forced to work" , "penal group" .)