Cheapskate with talent for being wretched (9)
I believe the answer is:
miserable
'wretched' is the definition.
('miserable' can be a synonym of 'wretched')
'cheapskate with talent' is the wordplay.
'cheapskate' becomes 'miser' (I've seen this before).
'with talent' becomes 'able'.
'miser'+'able'='MISERABLE'
'for being' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for miserable that I've seen before include "Blue" , "Wretched, low" , "Being sad" , "Wretched, doleful" , "Wretchedly unhappy" .)