Keeper stared madly keeping wicket (7)
I believe the answer is:
steward
'keeper' is the definition.
('steward' can be a synonym of 'keeper')
'stared madly keeping wicket' is the wordplay.
'madly' is an anagram indicator.
'keeping' indicates putting letters inside.
'wicket' becomes 'w'.
'stared' is an anagram of 'steard'.
'steard' enclosing 'w' is 'STEWARD'.
(Other definitions for steward that I've seen before include "Horse-racing official" , "College caterer" , "Flight attendant" , "Racing official" , "Crowd-control official" .)