Reportedly pulled to the front of the line, in obedience to authority (4)
I believe the answer is:
toed
'the front of the line in obedience to authority' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'reportedly pulled' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'pulled' becomes 'towed' (I've seen this before).
'towed' is a homophone of 'TOED'.
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for toed that I've seen before include "Kicked" , "inferior terminal projections" .)