Reflective journalist subjected to ordeal couldn't stand (8)
I believe the answer is:
detested
'couldn't stand' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'reflective journalist subjected to ordeal' is the wordplay.
'reflective' says the letters should be written backwards.
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'subjected' becomes 'ed' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'ordeal' becomes 'test' (a testing situation).
'ed' reversed gives 'de'.
'ed' after 'test' is 'tested'.
'de'+'tested'='DETESTED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for detested that I've seen before include "Cordially loathed" , "Disliked intensely" , "Loathed over test deed" , "Couldn't stand trial" , "Abhorred" .)