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 found within the answer.
'promises' could be 'ious' (promises to pay a debt) and 'ious' is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'to get' acts as a 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" .)