Spoke to lad left cut and bandaged (9)
I believe the answer is:
addressed
'spoke to' is the definition.
('address' can be a synonym of 'speak to')
'lad left cut and bandaged' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'cut' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'bandaged' becomes 'dressed' (synonyms).
'lad' with 'l' taken away is 'ad'.
'ad'+'dressed'='ADDRESSED'
(Other definitions for addressed that I've seen before include "Attended to" , "as post should be" , "Dealt with" , "Marked mail with its destination" , "Spoken to" .)