Made better (8)
I believe the answer is:
improved
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">made better</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('improve' can be a synonym of 'make better')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for improved that I've seen before include "Made progress" , "Made or got better" , "Became better" , "Grew or made better" , "Made better in quality" .)