Annoying editor promises to pay after end of August (7)
I believe the answer is:
tedious
'annoying' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'editor promises to pay after end of august' is the wordplay.
'editor' becomes 'ed' (abbreviation).
'promises to pay' becomes 'IOU's' (promises to pay a debt).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'end of' indicates one should take the final letters.
The last letter of 'august' is 't'.
'ed'+'ious'='edious'
'edious' put after 't' is 'TEDIOUS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tedious that I've seen before include "Tiresome, boring" , "drab" , "Dull as ditchwater" , "Humdrum" , "Banal" .)