Copper visits goners randomly to beg and borrow (8)
I believe the answer is:
scrounge
'borrow' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scrounge that I've seen before include "Acquire by begging" , "Cur's gone (anag) - beg" , "Freeload" , "Cadge, sponge" , "Cadge, beg" .)