Checked the raging fire in a disorderly dive (8)
I believe the answer is:
verified
'checked' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'raging fire in a disorderly dive' is the wordplay.
'raging' is an anagram indicator.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'a disorderly' is an anagram indicator.
'fire' anagrammed gives 'erif'.
'dive' with letters rearranged gives 'vied'.
'erif' placed inside 'vied' is 'VERIFIED'.
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for verified that I've seen before include "Confirmed the accuracy" , "Established as true" , "Ascertained the truth of (something)" , "Shown to be true" .)