Wild maiden not selected (9)
I believe the answer is:
nominated
'selected' is the definition.
(nominating is a kind of selecting)
'wild maiden not' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates an anagram.
'maiden'+'not'='maidennot'
'maidennot' anagrammed gives 'NOMINATED'.
(Other definitions for nominated that I've seen before include "Proposed as a candidate" , "mentioned specifically" , "Put forward for election" , "selected" .)