Holy man gagged and put on the rack (9)
I believe the answer is:
stretched
'put on the rack' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'holy man gagged' is the wordplay.
'holy man' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for saint).
'gagged' becomes 'retched' (retch can mean to gag or clear one's throat).
'st'+'retched'='STRETCHED'
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for stretched that I've seen before include "Extended in time or space" , "Drawn out" , "Extended, limbs or muscles" , "put on the rack" , "Punished on rack" .)