Submits to authority (5)
I believe the answer is:
obeys
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">submits to authority</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for obeys that I've seen before include "Carries out orders" , "Follows orders" , "Complies with orders" , "Heeds" , "Submits to authority" .)