One debt I transferred, being submissive (8)
I believe the answer is:
obedient
'submissive' is the definition.
(obedient can mean submissive to authority)
'one debt i transferred' is the wordplay.
'transferred' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'transferring' mean this).
'one'+'debt'+'i'='onedebti'
'onedebti' with letters rearranged gives 'OBEDIENT'.
'being' is the link.
(Other definitions for obedient that I've seen before include "Docile" , "Passive" , "Deferential" , "Doing what one is told, compliant" , "Submissive, compliant" .)