Getting tormented is not smart (6)
I believe the answer is:
ragged
'smart' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ragged that I've seen before include "Like worn-out clothing" , "Poorly clothed; with rough edges" , "Old and torn, clothes say" , "Dagger could be tattered" , "Of clothes, frayed and torn" .)