Went the distance (6)
I believe the answer is:
lasted
'went the distance' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for lasted that I've seen before include "Continued for some time, endured" , "Continued, being salted" , "Persisted, endured" , "Kept going" , "Endured, survived" .)