One doesn't appear to be educated (6)
I believe the answer is:
truant
'educated' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'one doesn't appear to be' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'one' could be 'an' (an apple is one apple) and 'an' is present in the answer.
'be' could be 'rut' (rutting is a kind of being) and 'rut' is found in the remaining letters.
A single letter 't' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for truant that I've seen before include "Pupil who stays away from school with permission" , "Runaway" , "Straying" , "Pupil away from school without leave" , "'Bunk off'" .)