US led and managed to dislodge (8)
I believe the answer is:
unsaddle
'dislodge' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'us led and managed' is the wordplay.
'managed' is an anagram indicator.
'us'+'led'+'and'='usledand'
'usledand' anagrammed gives 'UNSADDLE'.
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for unsaddle that I've seen before include "Dislodge a horse rider from their seat" , "What to do after ride" , "tend horse" , "shift from mount" , "Throw" .)