English doctor hurried to be given a welcome (8)
I believe the answer is:
embraced
'given a welcome' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to thinking as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'english doctor hurried' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'doctor' becomes 'mb' (Bachelor of Medicine, Medicinae Baccalaureus).
'hurried' becomes 'raced' ('race' can be a synonym of 'hurry').
'e'+'mb'+'raced'='EMBRACED'
'to be' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for embraced that I've seen before include "is taken up" , "held using arms" , "Contained; held closely" , "accepted enthusiastically" , "given a hug" .)