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Dragged to the altar? What for? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

towed

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'dragged' is the definition.
(towing is a kind of dragging)

'to the altar? what for?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'to' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'wed' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for towed that I've seen before include "drawn" , "Helped when powerless" , "Pulled along" , "Hauled" , "Dragged behind" .)

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