Checked out like old King Edward? (4)
I believe the answer is:
eyed
'checked out' is the definition.
(to eye is to examine or check out)
'old king edward?' is the wordplay.
'old king' becomes 'ey' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'edward?' becomes 'Ed' (short for Edward).
'ey'+'ed'='EYED'
'like' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eyed that I've seen before include "examined" , "Looked at closely" , "Looked at, warily perhaps" , "Vegetable" , "Watched with interest" .)