Surprised student, began going round (8)
I believe the answer is:
startled
'surprised' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'student began going round' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'student' could be 'art' (art student is a kind of student) and 'art' is present in the answer.
'began' could be 'led' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'led' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'st' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for startled that I've seen before include "Scared" , "Suddenly alarmed" , "Shocked, alarmed" , "Affrighted" , "Frightened or suprised suddenly" .)