Drew together artist, king and journalist (5)
I believe the answer is:
raked
'drew together' is the definition.
(to rake is to collect things together)
'artist king and journalist' is the wordplay.
'artist' becomes 'RA' (Royal Academician, member of Royal Academy of Arts).
'king' becomes 'K' (abbreviation for king in chess).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'ra'+'k'+'ed'='RAKED'
(Other definitions for raked that I've seen before include "levelled garden?" , "Cleared up leaves, say" , "Cleared away" , "Collected cuttings" , "inclined towards the stern" .)