Called out second and beat him soundly (8)
I believe the answer is:
screamed
'called' is the definition.
('scream' can be a synonym of 'call')
'out second and beat him soundly' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'second' could be 're' (prefix meaning second in eg review, re-education) and 're' is located in the answer.
'him' could be 'cam' and 'cam' is present in the leftover letters.
The remaining letters 'sed' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for screamed that I've seen before include "Uttered a sudden high-pitched cry" , "Utter a loud, high-pitched cry" , "Uttered a loud, high-pitched cry" , "Shrieked" , "9 [HOLLERED]" .)