Phoned (4)
'phoned' is the definition.
('ring' can be a synonym of 'phone')
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for rang that I've seen before include "Phoned; reverberated" , "(Of bell) sounded" , "Called" , "Telephoned" , "Chimed" .)
'phoned' is the definition.
('call' can be a synonym of 'phone')
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for called that I've seen before include "Having a specified name" , "Phoned or visited" , "Named" , "Summoned or phoned" , "Assigned a name to" .)