Not working, I have to change sides first (9)
I believe the answer is:
defective
'not working i have to change sides first' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'i have to change sides first' is the wordplay.
'i have' becomes 'I've' (contraction of 'I have').
'to change sides' becomes 'defect' (I've seen this before).
'first' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'ive' after 'defect' is 'DEFECTIVE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for defective that I've seen before include "Flawed" , "insufficient" , "Faulty" .)