Decapitated (8)
I believe the answer is:
beheaded
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">decapitated</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('behead' can be a synonym of 'decapitate')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for beheaded that I've seen before include "Queen Jane was" , "As were two wives of Henry VIII" , "Guillotined" , "Decapitated" , "Topped" .)