Educated new tiler scoffed (8)
I believe the answer is:
literate
'educated' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'new tiler scoffed' is the wordplay.
'new' is an anagram indicator.
'scoffed' becomes 'ate' ('to scoff' is to eat).
'tiler' is an anagram of 'liter'.
'liter'+'ate'='LITERATE'
(Other definitions for literate that I've seen before include "well expressed" , "Relate it, being well read" , "Able to read and write" , "Well-read" , "Scholarly" .)