Kind newspaperman made offer (8)
I believe the answer is:
tendered
'made offer' is the definition.
(to tender is to offer)
'kind newspaperman' is the wordplay.
'kind' becomes 'tender' (I've seen this before).
'newspaperman' becomes 'ed'.
'tender'+'ed'='TENDERED'
(Other definitions for tendered that I've seen before include "submitted" , "Made an offer" , "Offered as at auction" , "Offered for payment" , "Proffered" .)