Scatter ten around one bed, in observance of the rules. (8)
I believe the answer is:
obedient
'scatter ten around one bed in observance of the rules' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'scatter ten around one bed in observance of the rules' is the wordplay.
'scatter' indicates anagramming the letters.
'around' means to look at the middle letters.
'one' becomes 'I' (Roman numeral).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'observance of the rules' becomes 'ont' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
The central letter of 'ten' is 'e'.
'e'+'i'+'bed'='eibed'
'eibed' with letters rearranged gives 'bedie'.
'bedie' going into 'ont' is 'OBEDIENT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for obedient that I've seen before include "Submissive, biddable" , "Deferential" , "Docile" , "Ready to comply" , "Amenable" .)