A space got ruined, and he's to blame (9)
I believe the answer is:
scapegoat
'blame' is the definition.
'a space got ruined' is the wordplay.
'ruined' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'space'+'got'='aspacegot'
'aspacegot' is an anagram of 'SCAPEGOAT'.
'and he's to' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scapegoat that I've seen before include "One blamed for another's mistakes" , "Person taking blame for others" , "I'll take the blame" , "One blamed for others' mistakes" , "Lay blame on" .)