Pulled Toby half-cut, then married (5)
I believe the answer is:
towed
'pulled' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'toby half-cut then married' is the wordplay.
'half cut' indicates taking half.
'then' says to put letters next to each other.
'married' becomes 'wed' ('wed' can be similar in meaning to 'married').
'toby' cut in half is 'to'.
'to'+'wed'='TOWED'
(Other definitions for towed that I've seen before include "drawn" , "Helped when powerless" , "Dragged behind" , "Pulled along" , "Hauled" .)