Band member hired (6)
I believe the answer is:
armlet
'band' is the definition.
(armlet is a kind of band)
'member hired' is the wordplay.
'member' becomes 'arm' (arm is a kind of member).
'hired' becomes 'let' (I've seen this before).
'arm'+'let'='ARMLET'
(Other definitions for armlet that I've seen before include "Elm rat (anag)" , "Member may be surrounded by this" , "Band on limb" , "branch" , "Band for wearing" .)