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Abridged and withdrawn (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abstracted

I believe this is a double definition.

'abridged' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'withdrawn' is the second definition.
(both can mean distracted or preoccupied)

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for abstracted that I've seen before include "miles away" , "Took off without permission" , "Removed - preoccupied - absent-minded" , "inattentive" , "not paying attention" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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