Unwrapped anklets carelessly and bent down (5)
I believe the answer is:
knelt
'bent down' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'unwrapped anklets carelessly' is the wordplay.
'unwrapped' indicates the central letters (the letters which wrap the word are removed).
'carelessly' indicates anagramming the letters.
The centre of 'anklets' is 'nklet'.
'nklet' is an anagram of 'KNELT'.
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for knelt that I've seen before include "Prepared to pray?" , "... for which one might have done this" , "adopted respectful attitude" , "Rested on a bent leg" , "Rest the weight on the knees" .)