In Britain I wager 'e'd get 'anged (8)

I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

I (from clue text) inserted into GB (abbreviation for Great Britain), then BET (wager) + ‘E’D . Hanged (‘anged in Cockney pronunciation) = executed by hanging on a gibbet, or suspended on one after execution as a warning to others.