Governing body and editor got on (7)
I believe the answer is:
boarded
'got on' is the definition.
('board' can be a synonym of 'get on')
'governing body and editor' is the wordplay.
'governing body' becomes 'board' (I've seen this in another clue).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'editor' becomes 'ed' (abbreviation).
'board'+'ed'='BOARDED'
(Other definitions for boarded that I've seen before include "Got on (a ship)" , "Embarked" .)