Ran around, I see, because it was full of cayenne pepper etc (6)
I believe the answer is:
spiced
'because it was full of cayenne pepper etc' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'ran around i see' is the wordplay.
'ran' becomes 'sped' (I've seen this in another clue).
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'see' becomes 'C' (the word for the letter, according to Chambers).
'i'+'c'='ic'
'sped' placed around 'ic' is 'SPICED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for spiced that I've seen before include "Flavoured with such as nutmeg" , "Highly seasoned" , "was over-scrupulous" , "Seasoned with aromatic ingredients" , "Highly flavoured" .)