Set up his tables wrong (9)
I believe the answer is:
establish
'set up' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'his tables wrong' is the wordplay.
'wrong' indicates anagramming the letters.
'his'+'tables'='histables'
'histables' is an anagram of 'ESTABLISH'.
(Other definitions for establish that I've seen before include "Institute; set up" , "Set up a business or prove to be true" , "Set up or found" , "Create - lodge" , "Set up or bring into existence" .)