Rang a licentiate in profound reflection (6)
I believe the answer is:
pealed
'rang' is the definition.
('peal' can be a synonym of 'ring')
'a licentiate in profound reflection' is the wordplay.
'licentiate' becomes 'l' (this might be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'profound' becomes 'deep' (synonyms).
'reflection' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'deep' backwards is 'peed'.
'a'+'l'='al'
'al' put into 'peed' is 'PEALED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pealed that I've seen before include "produced claps" , "Sounded like the loud ringing of bells" , "Rang out loudly" .)