Put down leader, get excited (9)
I believe the answer is:
relegated
'put down' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'leader get excited' is the wordplay.
'excited' indicates an anagram.
'leader'+'get'='leaderget'
'leaderget' is an anagram of 'RELEGATED'.
(Other definitions for relegated that I've seen before include "Put down" , "Kicked downstairs" , "sent down" , "Downgraded" , "Demoted" .)