Made sure, when recent aid was delivered (11)
I believe the answer is:
ascertained
'made sure' is the definition.
('ascertain' can be a synonym of 'make sure')
'when recent aid was delivered' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'when' could be 'as' (eg 'when I walked' means 'as I walked') and 'as' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ascertained that I've seen before include "Determined" , "Found out" .)