CID react badly to a scribe? (8)
I believe the answer is:
accredit
'to a scribe?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'cid react badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cid'+'react'='cidreact'
'cidreact' is an anagram of 'ACCREDIT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for accredit that I've seen before include "Give official recognition to" , "Authorize" , "Cat cried (anag.)" , "Authorise (a diplomat) to hold a post" , "Accept as true" .)