Resisted openly (6)
I believe the answer is:
defied
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">resisted openly</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for defied that I've seen before include "Refused ot obey, confronted" , "Was disobedient to" , "Opposed and confronted" , "Resisted, disregarded" , "Openly refused to obey" .)