Owned up and afforded entry (8)
I believe the answer is:
admitted
This clue is a double definition.
'owned up' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)
'afforded entry' is the second definition.
(admit can mean to allow or afford someone entry)
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for admitted that I've seen before include "Allowed in or accepted as true" , "Conceded; let in" , "Acknowledged to be true" , "Owned up or let in" , "income?" .)