Englishman on vacation tipped and got help (8)
I believe the answer is:
enlisted
'got help' is the definition.
'englishman on vacation tipped' is the wordplay.
'on vacation' suggests removing the centre.
'tipped' becomes 'listed'.
'englishman' with its middle removed is 'en'.
'en'+'listed'='ENLISTED'
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for enlisted that I've seen before include "Belonging to (US) armed forces" , "Joined up (milit.)" , "Joined forces" , "Recruited" , "Joined the military" .)