Character in scrum with toe crushed (8)
I believe the answer is:
customer
'character' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'scrum with toe crushed' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'crushed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'scrum'+'toe'='scrumtoe'
'scrumtoe' with letters rearranged gives 'CUSTOMER'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for customer that I've seen before include "Person paying for item or service" , "User of, eg, a shop" , "Someone shopping" , "One who buys goods or services" , "Buyer of goods or services" .)