Wheedled loans out, being self-important (7-6)
I believe the answer is:
swollen-headed
'self-important' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'wheedled loans out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'wheedled'+'loans'='wheedledloans'
'wheedledloans' is an anagram of 'SWOLLEN-HEADED'.
'being' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for swollen-headed that I've seen before include "With an exaggerated sense of self-importance" , "Conceited" .)