Told about, say, going down (9)
I believe the answer is:
relegated
'going down' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, past participle verbs and adjectives sometimes mean the same thing.
'told about say' is the wordplay.
'told' becomes 'related' (as in relating a story).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'say' becomes 'eg' (both can mean 'for example').
'related' placed around 'eg' is 'RELEGATED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for relegated that I've seen before include "Put down" , "Downgraded" , "sent down" , "not given precedence" , "banished" .)