Suggest it and name it anyhow (8)
I believe the answer is:
intimate
'suggest' is the definition.
(intimating is a kind of suggesting)
'it and name it anyhow' is the wordplay.
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'anyhow' indicates anagramming the letters.
'name'+'it'='nameit'
'it' after 'nameit' is 'nameitit'.
'nameitit' with letters rearranged gives 'INTIMATE'.
(Other definitions for intimate that I've seen before include "Bosom" , "cosy" , "Tip off" , "Private and personal like close acquaintanceship" , "Close acquaintance" .)