Took charge of (3)
I believe the answer is:
led
'took charge of' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for led that I've seen before include "Went at the head of others" , "Was guiding" , "Paved the way" , "Light-emitting diode (abbr.)" , "showed the way ahead" .)