Curate tormented about soul (8)
I believe the answer is:
creature
'soul' is the definition.
(creature is a kind of soul)
'curate tormented about' is the wordplay.
'tormented' indicates anagramming the letters.
'about' becomes 're' (regarding).
'curate' anagrammed gives 'creatu'.
'creatu'+'re'='CREATURE'
(Other definitions for creature that I've seen before include "Animal as distinct from human being" , "Life's little pleasures!" , "Bird, beast, insect etc" , "These comforts make life easy" , "Animate being" .)