I meant to put out the occupant (6)
I believe the answer is:
inmate
'the occupant' is the definition.
(inmate is a kind of occupant)
'i meant to put out' is the wordplay.
'to put out' indicates an anagram.
'meant' with letters rearranged gives 'nmate'.
'i'+'nmate'='INMATE'
(Other definitions for inmate that I've seen before include "One living in institution" , "Occupant" , "One institutionally confined" , "Person serving a jail sentence" , "One is in jail" .)