Spurred (6)
I believe the answer is:
goaded
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">spurred</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('goad' can be a synonym of 'spur')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for goaded that I've seen before include "Provoked or annoyed into action" , "Prodded, needled" , "Prodded or spurred" .)