In bewilderment, called in contract (8)
I believe the answer is:
deranged
'in bewilderment called in contract' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'called in contract' is the wordplay.
'called' becomes 'rang' (called on the phone).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'contract' becomes 'deed' (I've seen this in another clue).
'rang' put into 'deed' is 'DERANGED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for deranged that I've seen before include "Disordered, mentally perhaps" , "Mentally unbalanced" , "What Ophelia was eventually" , "irrational" , "Disordered; insane" .)