The wild lion is put in her care (8)
I believe the answer is:
caroline
'the wild lion is' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'put in her care' is the wordplay.
'put' indicates putting letters inside.
'her' becomes 'Carol' (woman's name).
'care' becomes 'e' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'carol'+'e'='carole'
'in' going within 'carole' is 'CAROLINE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for caroline that I've seen before include "Lady - Lamb, Lord Byron's lover" , "Girl's name - relating to Stuart king" , "No eclair for this girl" .)