Went over again to collect earth, and cheered (8)
I believe the answer is:
relieved
'cheered' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'went over again to collect earth' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'over' could be 're' and 're' is present in the answer.
'earth' could be 'e' and 'e' is found within the answer.
'went' could be 'lived' ('live' can be a synonym of 'go') and 'lived' is located in the remaining letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for relieved that I've seen before include "Not so anxious - replacement has arrived" , "Liberated" , "Thankful" , "Sort of feeling one gets" , "Raised siege - made to feel better" .)