Restored to favour when one got it back again (8)
I believe the answer is:
redeemed
'restored to favour' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'when one got it back again' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'when' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is found in the answer.
'one' could be 'me' (a setter might use 'one' to humourously mean 'me') and 'me' is found within the answer.
'it' could be 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT') and 'e' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for redeemed that I've seen before include "Bought back from pawnbroker" , "exchanged tokens" , "Atoned for" , "Bought out of pawn" , "Rescued, from hell or pawn" .)