Insecure having not been paid (9)
I believe the answer is:
unsettled
'insecure' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'not been paid' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'not' could be 'un' (prefix meaning 'not') and 'un' is present in the answer.
'been' could be 'led' (leading is a kind of being) and 'led' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'sett' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'having' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for unsettled that I've seen before include "Still to confirm" , "outstanding" , "Liable to change or upset" , "Missing work by composer, perhaps" , "Not sure" .)