Counselled or recommended (7)
I believe the answer is:
advised
This clue is a double definition.
'counselled' is the first definition.
('advise' can be a synonym of 'counsel')
'recommended' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)
(Other definitions for advised that I've seen before include "Did guide" , "Informed" , "Counselled" , "Gave guidance to" , "Warned" .)