Drove back (8)
I believe the answer is:
repulsed
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">drove back</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('repulse' can be a synonym of 'drive back')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for repulsed that I've seen before include "Driven back in preludes" , "Beaten back" , "spurned" , "Caused to feel intense aversion" .)