Beggar says he is unable to do repairs (9)
I believe the answer is:
mendicant
'beggar' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'says he is unable to do repairs' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'unable to' could be 'cant' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'cant' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mendicant that I've seen before include "Beggar" , "Begging" .)