Held sway (7)
I believe the answer is:
reigned
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">held sway</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for reigned that I've seen before include "Ruled" , "Held sway" , "Was king" , "Had sovereign power" , "Maintained high position" .)