Suspect bilge, lie is appropriate (8)
I believe the answer is:
eligible
'appropriate' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'suspect bilge lie' is the wordplay.
'suspect' is an anagram indicator.
'bilge'+'lie'='bilgelie'
'bilgelie' anagrammed gives 'ELIGIBLE'.
'is' is the link.
(Other definitions for eligible that I've seen before include "Acceptable" , "Qualified, entitled" , "Qualified to be chosen, say a bachelor" , "Regarded as desirable, say for marriage" , "Regarded as suitable, perhaps for marriage" .)