Gasped (6)
I believe the answer is:
panted
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">gasped</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('pant' can be a synonym of 'gasp')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for panted that I've seen before include "Breathed heavily as after exercise" , "Breathed noisily" , "Breathed heavily after exertion" , "Gasped, puffed" .)