Man got sent out somehow and laid low (8)
I believe the answer is:
stricken
'laid low' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'man got sent out somehow' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'man' could be 'rick' and 'rick' is found within the answer.
an anagram of 'sent' is 'sten' which is within the left over letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stricken that I've seen before include "Hit" , "Deeply affected, by grief say" , "Laid low, out of action" , "Risk cent, being affected as by grief" , "Wounded" .)