Regarded throne with King Edward (6)

I believe the answer is:

looked

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'regarded' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to thinking as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'throne with king edward' is the wordplay.
'throne' becomes 'loo' (both can mean a toilet).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'king' becomes 'K' (chess abbreviation).
'edward' becomes 'Ed' (short for Edward).
'loo'+'k'+'ed'='LOOKED'

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(Other definitions for looked that I've seen before include "Directed one' s gaze towards" , "Appeared" , "Direct one's gaze towards" , "Directed one's gaze towards" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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