Acted around first and last choice quietly and received (8)
I believe the answer is:
accepted
'received' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'acted around first and last choice quietly' is the wordplay.
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'first and last' suggests removing the centre (only the first and last letters are used).
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'choice' with its centre taken out is 'ce'.
'ce'+'p'='cep'
'acted' placed around 'cep' is 'ACCEPTED'.
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for accepted that I've seen before include "such behaviour normal?" , "Established" , "Taken" , "Receive willingly" , "Commonly approved" .)