Gave the fellow for dead - somehow came round (8)
I believe the answer is:
afforded
'gave' is the definition.
('afford' can be a synonym of 'give')
'the fellow for dead somehow came round' is the wordplay.
'the fellow' becomes 'f' (abbreviation - of a society etc.).
'somehow' is an anagram indicator.
'came round' is an insertion indicator.
'dead' with letters rearranged gives 'aded'.
'f'+'for'='ffor'
'ffor' going into 'aded' is 'AFFORDED'.
(Other definitions for afforded that I've seen before include "Ran to" , "all paid for" .)