Alec’s foe made to be humiliated (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
lose face
'humiliated' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'alec's foe made' is the wordplay.
'made' indicates anagramming the letters.
'alecs'+'foe'='alecsfoe'
'alecsfoe' with letters rearranged gives 'LOSE FACE'.
'to be' is the link.
(Other definitions for lose face that I've seen before include "Suffer a loss of respect" , "be shamed" , "Idle one's time away" , "Fail to preserve prestige" , "Suffer humiliation" .)