Fool in hospital department meeting journalist, as agreed (8)
I believe the answer is:
assented
'agreed' is the definition.
(assenting is a kind of agreeing)
'fool in hospital department meeting journalist' is the wordplay.
'fool in' becomes 'ass' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'hospital department' becomes 'ENT' (abbreviation for Ear, Nose and Throat department).
'meeting' says to put letters next to each other.
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'ass'+'ent'+'ed'='ASSENTED'
'as' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for assented that I've seen before include "Agreed to do something" , "Consented" , "Expressed agreement" , "Acceded." , "Acquiesced" .)