English knight with fine former shroud (6)
I believe the answer is:
enfold
'shroud' is the definition.
(I know that shroud is a more specific form of enfold)
'english knight with fine former' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'knight' becomes 'N' (chess abbreviation).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'fine' becomes 'f' (abbreviation e.g. condition of old coins, books).
'former' becomes 'old' (both can mean previous).
'e'+'n'+'f'+'old'='ENFOLD'
(Other definitions for enfold that I've seen before include "Hug" , "Fondle (anag)" , "Clasp" , "Embrace, envelop" , "Surround completely" .)