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