He'd put in cryptic clues in the list (8)
I believe the answer is:
schedule
'list' is the definition.
(schedule is a kind of list)
'he'd put in cryptic clues' is the wordplay.
'put in' is an insertion indicator.
'cryptic' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'clues' anagrammed gives 'scule'.
'hed' placed into 'scule' is 'SCHEDULE'.
'in the' is the link.
(Other definitions for schedule that I've seen before include "Plan of activities" , "Syllabus" , "List of duties, etc" , "You don't see loafers on this" , "List of times and places for events" .)