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A measured report was in store (7)

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I believe the answer is:

awaited

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'report was in store' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'a measured' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
The remaining letters 'waited' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for awaited that I've seen before include "Expected" , "anticipated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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