Dawdled (7)
I believe the answer is:
dallied
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">dawdled</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for dallied that I've seen before include "Idled or flirted" , "Dawdled or wasted time" , "Held back" , "Dialled up, having delayed" , "Hung about" .)