Simon had woven carpet (8)
I believe the answer is:
admonish
'carpet' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'simon had woven' is the wordplay.
'woven' indicates anagramming the letters.
'simon'+'had'='simonhad'
'simonhad' anagrammed gives 'ADMONISH'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for admonish that I've seen before include "Firmly reprimand" , "criticise" , "Scold, wag the finger at" , "Rebuke, tick off" , "Caution - reprimand" .)