Was concerned (5)
I believe the answer is:
cared
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">was concerned</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(had a care)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for cared that I've seen before include "Tended" , "Was concerned" , "Felt concern or interest" , "had feelings" , "Felt affection (for)" .)