Headed (3)
I believe the answer is:
led
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">headed</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('lead' can be a synonym of 'head')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for led that I've seen before include "Guided; small light" , "Took by the hand and showed the way" , "Was guiding" , "Went ahead" , "Came first" .)