Blazed trails (3)
I believe the answer is:
led
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">blazed trails</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for led that I've seen before include "Went in advance of others" , "Light-emitting diode (abbr.)" , "Shown the way" , "had the edge" , "Went ahead" .)