Ventured (5)
I believe the answer is:
dared
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ventured</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for dared that I've seen before include "Was brave enough" , "Goaded" , "Took a risk" , "Ventured" , "was bold enough" .)