Babbled and played outside clutching baby's toy (8)
I believe the answer is:
prattled
'babbled' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'played outside clutching baby's toy' is the wordplay.
'outside' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters).
'clutching' is an insertion indicator.
'baby's toy' becomes 'rattle' (I've seen this in another clue).
'played' with its centre removed is 'pd'.
'pd' enclosing 'rattle' is 'PRATTLED'.
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for prattled that I've seen before include "Chattered" , "Wittered on" .)