More than one being present, I tie shoelaces inside (8)
I believe the answer is:
entities
'more than one being' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'present i tie shoelaces inside' is the wordplay.
'inside' indicates a hidden word.
'ENTITIES' is hidden in the letters of 'present i tie shoelaces'.
(Other definitions for entities that I've seen before include "They exist as separate things" , "Things that have a separate existence" , "Things with seperate existence, objects" , "Things that have physical existence" , "Beings" .)