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Airport contains puzzle for wasting time (15)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

procrastination

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'wasting time' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'airport contains puzzle' is the wordplay.
'puzzle' indicates anagramming the letters.
'airport'+'contains'='airportcontains'
'airportcontains' with letters rearranged gives 'PROCRASTINATION'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for procrastination that I've seen before include "Delaying behaviour" , "Deferral" , "Dilly-dallying" , "Delaying or postponement of action" , "Time-wasting" .)

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