Hand over vile red alternative (7)
I believe the answer is:
deliver
'hand over' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'vile red alternative' is the wordplay.
'alternative' indicates an anagram (an alternative ordering of the letters).
'vile'+'red'='vilered'
'vilered' is an anagram of 'DELIVER'.
(Other definitions for deliver that I've seen before include "Bring to its destination - rescue" , "Transfer and hand over" , "Bring into the world - set free" , "Free; supply" , "Highwaymen's cry - stand and ......." .)