Keen to get on circuit with promises of money (9)
I believe the answer is:
ambitious
'keen' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'on circuit with promises of money' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'circuit' could be 'ambit' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'ambit' is located in the answer.
'promises' could be 'ious' (promises to pay a debt) and 'ious' is present in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'to get' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ambitious that I've seen before include "Keen to succeed" , "Aspirant" , "Bold - pushy" , "Desiring success" , "Intent on achievements" .)