Asked for more heart in finale (7)
I believe the answer is:
encored
'asked for' is the definition.
(encoring is a kind of asking for)
'more heart in finale' is the wordplay.
'more' becomes 'encore' (as in an audience calling 'encore! encore!').
'heart in' says to take the centre.
'finale' becomes 'ender' (I've seen this in another clue).
The middle letter of 'ender' is 'd'.
'encore'+'d'='ENCORED'
(Other definitions for encored that I've seen before include "Red cone (anag.)" , "Asked to repeat" .)