Carer she misled in fact-finding (8)
I believe the answer is:
research
'fact-finding' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'carer she misled' is the wordplay.
'misled' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'misleading' mean this (I've seen this in other clues)).
'carer'+'she'='carershe'
'carershe' anagrammed gives 'RESEARCH'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for research that I've seen before include "material for investigation" , "enquiry" , "Scientific study" , "Look into" , "Scientific investigation" .)