Pole is fired and insulted (8)
I believe the answer is:
slighted
'insulted' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'pole is fired' is the wordplay.
'pole' becomes 's' (abbreviation for South, as in South Pole).
'is fired' becomes 'lighted'.
's'+'lighted'='SLIGHTED'
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for slighted that I've seen before include "Insulted with delights" , "Gave the cold shoulder to" , "put down" , "Offended" .)