Learned that woman did not let out skirts (8)
I believe the answer is:
gathered
'learned' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to thinking as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'woman did not let out skirts' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'woman' could be 'her' (her refers to a woman) and 'her' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'gated' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'that' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gathered that I've seen before include "Surmised" , "Got together - tucked in" , "Brought together in one place" , "assumed" , "Understood" .)