Unable to pay debts owed (9)
I believe the answer is:
insolvent
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">unable to pay debts owed</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for insolvent that I've seen before include "Broke" , "on the rocks" , "gone to the wall" , "without the means to pay" , "In the red" .)