Had authority yet prevented from skating? (4,6)

I believe the answer is:

held office

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'prevented from skating?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'had authority' is the wordplay.
'had' becomes 'held' ('hold' can be a synonym of 'have').
'authority' becomes 'office' (synonyms).
'held'+'office'='HELD OFFICE'

'yet' acts as a link.

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