Fiddle about right for its cord? (6)
I believe the answer is:
string
'cord?' is the definition.
(I know that string is a type of tie)
'fiddle about right' is the wordplay.
'fiddle' becomes 'sting' (both can refer to a scam).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'sting' placed around 'r' is 'STRING'.
'for its' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for string that I've seen before include "A - - of Pearls" , "Procession" , "Group of horses" , "train" , "Length of narrow cord" .)