Poe dreads corrupt bandit (9)
I believe the answer is:
desperado
'bandit' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'poe dreads corrupt' is the wordplay.
'corrupt' indicates an anagram.
'poe'+'dreads'='poedreads'
'poedreads' with letters rearranged gives 'DESPERADO'.
(Other definitions for desperado that I've seen before include "Reckless guy" , "Reckless person" , "Road speed (anag.)" , "Gangster" , "Reckless criminal" .)