An editor fiddled when on an allowance (8)

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rationed

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'an editor fiddled when on an allowance' is the definition.
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'an editor fiddled' is the wordplay.
'fiddled' is an anagram indicator.
'an'+'editor'='aneditor'
'aneditor' is an anagram of 'RATIONED'.

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(Other definitions for rationed that I've seen before include "Allowed fixed quantity only as in times of scarcity" , "Limited (a supply)" , "issued shares" , "Doled out in Rodentia" , "Restricted a scarce commodity" .)

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

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