The wild lion is put in her care (8)
I believe the answer is:
caroline
'the wild lion is' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'put in her care' is the wordplay.
'put' indicates putting letters inside.
'her' becomes 'Carol' (woman's name).
'care' becomes 'e' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'carol'+'e'='carole'
'in' put inside 'carole' is 'CAROLINE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for caroline that I've seen before include "Lady - Lamb, Lord Byron's lover" , "Girl's name - relating to Stuart king" , "No eclair for this girl" .)