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Caution had Simon dithering (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

admonish

'caution' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'had simon dithering' is the wordplay.
'dithering' indicates anagramming the letters.
'had'+'simon'='hadsimon'
'hadsimon' is an anagram of 'ADMONISH'.

(Other definitions for admonish that I've seen before include "Caution - reprimand" , "Mildly reprove" , "Forewarn" , "Tell off" , "Reprove, warn" .)

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