Cop lied — somehow did his job? (7)
I believe the answer is:
policed
'did his job?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with social activities as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'cop lied somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' is an anagram indicator.
'cop'+'lied'='coplied'
'coplied' is an anagram of 'POLICED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for policed that I've seen before include "Used law-enforcement methods" , "maintained order" , "Patrolled" .)