Went ahead of others (3)

I believe the answer is:

led

(Other definitions for led that I've seen before include "was in the van" , "Shown the way" , "Went in advance of others" , "Paved the way" , "associated with Zeppelin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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