Find the record has finished (8)
I believe the answer is:
discover
'find' is the definition.
('discover' can be a synonym of 'find')
'the record has finished' is the wordplay.
'the record' becomes 'disc' ('disc' can be a synonym of 'record').
'has' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'finished' becomes 'over' ('over' can be similar in meaning to 'finished').
'disc'+'over'='DISCOVER'
(Other definitions for discover that I've seen before include "Realise" , "Be the first to have sight or knowledge of" , "Be the first to find or see" , "Show up" , "Make a new finding" .)