Abetted (5)
I believe the answer is:
aided
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">abetted</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for aided that I've seen before include "given assistance" , "'Assisted, helped (5)'" , "not under their own steam?" .)