Experienced a bit of abuse, as one does (8)
I believe the answer is:
seasoned
'experienced' is the definition.
('seasoned' can be similar in meaning to 'experienced')
'a bit of abuse as one does' is the wordplay.
'a bit of' says the answer is hidden in the clue (I've seen 'a bit' mean this (the answer is formed by a bit of the clue)).
'SEASONED' is hidden within 'abuse as one does'.
(Other definitions for seasoned that I've seen before include "Expert" , "Gave experience to" , "Aged" , "Salted and peppered" , "Treated food by adding salt, pepper etc" .)