Ennobled (8)
I believe the answer is:
knighted
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ennobled</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(knighting is a kind of ennobling)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for knighted that I've seen before include "Made a Sir" , "Given a title" , "Given an honour" , "Dubbed 'Sir'" .)