Axed that man, then married (5)
I believe the answer is:
hewed
'axed' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'man then married' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'he' (**).
'then' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'married' becomes 'wed' ('wed' can be similar in meaning to 'married').
'he'+'wed'='HEWED'
'that' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for hewed that I've seen before include "Axed" , "Cut, chopped" , "Hacked" , "Cut with blows" .)