Rode the bench (3)
I believe the answer is:
sat
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">rode the bench</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 sat that I've seen before include "Was couch potato" , "Rested" , "nearly half a day" , "Took (examination)" , "Perched" .)