Exhorted (5)
I believe the answer is:
urged
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">exhorted</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('urge' can be a synonym of 'exhort')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for urged that I've seen before include "Pressed" , "Egged on" , "Exhorted or prodded" , "Strongly advised" , "Beseeched" .)