Calmed down if I walked about with (8)
I believe the answer is:
pacified
'calmed' is the definition.
(pacifying is a kind of calming)
'down if i walked about with' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'down' could be 'd' and 'd' is found in the answer.
'if' is within the answer.
'i' could be 'a' and 'a' is found in the answer.
'about' could be 'c' (abbreviation for 'circa') and 'c' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'pie' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pacified that I've seen before include "Soothed" , "Made peace, as if I paced oddly" , "Calmed down, defused anger" , "'Appeased, placated (8)'" .)