Got together and stymied any moves by the king (5)
I believe the answer is:
mated
'got together' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'stymied any moves by the king' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'by' could be 'at' and 'at' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'med' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mated that I've seen before include "Defeated in game" , "had sex" , "Joined, connected" , "given match" .)