Wrong, how bard might be paid? (8)
I believe the answer is:
perverse
'wrong' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for perverse that I've seen before include "Preserve in order to be stubbornly intractable" , "wilfully obscure" , "'Wayward, peevish (8)'" , "Irregular" , "'Contrary to what's considered right, proper or good (8)'" .)