Promised (5)
'promised' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for pledged that I've seen before include "Promised or pawned" , "Made promise" , "Promised solemnly and formally" , "Bound by oath" , "getting engaged" .)
'promised' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for swore that I've seen before include "used bad language" , "Took oath or cursed" , "Blasphemed" , "Uttered profanities or avowed" .)