Troublesome British trade union is condemned (13)
I believe the answer is:
insubordinate
'troublesome' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'british trade union is condemned' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in 'BBC').
'condemned' indicates anagramming the letters.
'b'+'trade'+'union'+'is'='btradeunionis'
'btradeunionis' anagrammed gives 'INSUBORDINATE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for insubordinate that I've seen before include "Rebellious" , "Mutinous" , "Defiant of authority" , "Not submissive to authority" , "Disobedient" .)