Wrongly mention a name for a position (8)
I believe the answer is:
nominate
'name for a position' is the definition.
(to put someone forward for a position)
'wrongly mention a' is the wordplay.
'wrongly' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'mention'+'a'='mentiona'
'mentiona' with letters rearranged gives 'NOMINATE'.
(Other definitions for nominate that I've seen before include "Propose as a candidate" , "Propose - name" , "Designate" , "Propose for office" , "Put forward name for a mention" .)