Invited, like King Edward (5)
I believe the answer is:
asked
'invited' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'like king edward' is the wordplay.
'like' becomes 'as'.
'king' becomes 'K' (abbreviation for king in chess).
'edward' becomes 'Ed' (short for Edward).
'as'+'k'+'ed'='ASKED'
(Other definitions for asked that I've seen before include "Inquired" , "Requested" , "Questioned" , "Made a request" , "Demanded" .)