Moved carefully (5)
I believe the answer is:
eased
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">moved carefully</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('ease' can be a synonym of 'move carefully')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for eased that I've seen before include "Relaxed" , "rested" , "Moved carefully" , "Made less severe" , "Slowed down" .)