Put in peril, give peace a chance? (8)
I believe the answer is:
endanger
'put in peril' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'peace a chance?' is the wordplay.
'peace' becomes 'en' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a chance?' becomes 'danger' (chance is a kind of danger).
'en'+'danger'='ENDANGER'
'give' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for endanger that I've seen before include "Put someone at risk" , "Hazard" , "Put in trouble" , "Jeopardize" , "Imperil" .)