Pleased small idea fits, however badly (9)
I believe the answer is:
satisfied
'pleased small idea fits however badly' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'pleased small idea fits however' is the wordplay.
'pleased small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size. I am not sure about the 'pleased' bit.).
'however' indicates anagramming the letters.
'idea'+'fits'='ideafits'
'ideafits' with letters rearranged gives 'atisfied'.
's'+'atisfied'='SATISFIED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for satisfied that I've seen before include "Content" , "Complied with (a condition)" , "as one may be with a second helping" , "Convinced" , "given answer > was convincing" .)