Ring English cleric worried about note (8)
I believe the answer is:
encircle
'ring' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'english cleric worried about note' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'worried' is an anagram indicator.
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'note' becomes 'n' (abbreviation).
'cleric' anagrammed gives 'circle'.
'circle' placed around 'n' is 'ncircle'.
'e'+'ncircle'='ENCIRCLE'
(Other definitions for encircle that I've seen before include "Contain" , "Surround" , "Ring round" .)