Crowd is controlled (5)
I believe the answer is:
drove
This might be a double definition.
'crowd' is the first definition.
(I know that drove is a type of crowd)
'controlled' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'is' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for drove that I've seen before include "Carried along by force" , "took to the road" , "Moving company" , "Urged, flock on the move" , "Took car; herd animals" .)