Tight-fisted skinflint's first for wealth (5)
I believe the answer is:
means
'for wealth' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'tight-fisted skinflint's first' is the wordplay.
'tight-fisted' becomes 'mean' (both can mean miserly).
'skinflint's first' becomes 's' (1st letter of 'skinflint').
'mean'+'s'='MEANS'
(Other definitions for means that I've seen before include "Ways" , "considerable income" , "Income, wealth" , "Intends - capital" , "Money - is significant" .)