Relaxed in the sun, and took great pleasure in it (6)
I believe the answer is:
basked
'relaxed' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I cannot see how they can define each other.
'in the sun and took great pleasure in it' is the wordplay.
'in the' indicates putting letters inside.
'sun' becomes 'bask' (I've seen this in another clue).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'took great pleasure in' becomes 'd' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'it' becomes 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT').
'bask'+'d'='baskd'
'baskd' going around 'e' is 'BASKED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for basked that I've seen before include "Lay in the warmth or sunshine" , "Lay comfortably in the sun" , "Exposed oneself comfortably to warmth, say from sun" .)