Maiden being absorbed in tale that's wild (6)
I believe the answer is:
stormy
'wild' is the definition.
('stormy' can be similar in meaning to 'wild')
'maiden being absorbed in tale' is the wordplay.
'maiden' becomes 'm' (cricket abbreviation).
'being absorbed in' is an insertion indicator.
'tale' becomes 'story' ('story' can be a synonym of 'tale').
'm' going within 'story' is 'STORMY'.
'that's' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for stormy that I've seen before include "Full of violent outbursts" , "Wet and windy" , "Emotional" , "Describes violent weather" , "'. . . . . . Weather' (sung by Billie Holiday, say)" .)