If it can be worked, be getting parole, somehow (8)
I believe the answer is:
operable
'if it can be worked' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'be getting parole somehow' is the wordplay.
'getting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'somehow' indicates anagramming the letters.
'be'+'parole'='beparole'
'beparole' with letters rearranged gives 'OPERABLE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for operable that I've seen before include "Capable of being treated surgically" , "Able to be run" , "Capable of being put into practice" , "Fit for use" , "Able to function" .)