Article seen before editor expressed disapproval (8)
I believe the answer is:
objected
'expressed disapproval' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'article seen before editor' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'object' (both can mean a thing or item).
'seen before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'editor' becomes 'ed' (abbreviation).
'object'+'ed'='OBJECTED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for objected that I've seen before include "Protested" , "Expressed opposition" , "Argued against" , "Refused assent" .)