Shady deal to get a mean dwelling (8)
I believe the answer is:
bungalow
'dwelling' is the definition.
(I know that bungalow is a type of house)
'shady deal to get a mean' is the wordplay.
'shady deal' becomes 'bung' (bung can mean a bribe).
'to get' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'mean' becomes 'low' (I've seen this before).
'bung'+'a'+'low'='BUNGALOW'
(Other definitions for bungalow that I've seen before include "One-storied dwelling" , "A blowgun (anag.)" , "One-storeyed home" , "One-storied house" , "Single-storey house" .)