Managed crowned head's position in hierarchy (7)
I believe the answer is:
ranking
'position in hierarchy' is the definition.
'ranking' can be an answer for 'position' (ranking is a kind of position). I'm not sure about the 'in hierarchy' bit.
'managed crowned head's' is the wordplay.
'managed' becomes 'ran' (I've seen this in another clue).
'crowned head' becomes 'king' (king is a kind of crowned head).
'ran'+'king'='RANKING'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ranking that I've seen before include "Grading" , "Classification" , "Assigning a position to" , "Place among seeds" , "Position in a hierarchy" .)