Bare bottoms in England are very overdue (8)
I believe the answer is:
desolate
'bare' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'bottoms in england are very overdue' is the wordplay.
'bottoms in' indicates one should take the final letters (I've seen 'bottom in' mean this (in a down clue, the letter at the bottom)).
'very' becomes 'so' (I've seen this in other clues).
'overdue' becomes 'late' (similar in meaning).
The final letters of 'england are' are 'de'.
'de'+'so'+'late'='DESOLATE'
(Other definitions for desolate that I've seen before include "upset" , "Crushed by grief" , "Dispirited and lonely, being so elated" , "Wretched, unhappy" , "Bleak, dismal; wretched" .)