Making a stink about being broke? (5)
I believe the answer is:
skint
'being broke?' is the definition.
(both can mean struggling financially)
'making a stink' is the wordplay.
'making' indicates anagramming the letters.
'stink' anagrammed gives 'SKINT'.
'about' is the link.
(Other definitions for skint that I've seen before include "Hard up (sl.)" , "Hard-up" , "Stony-broke" , "Hard up (slang)" , "Impecunious" .)