Dawdled (7)
I believe the answer is:
dallied
'dawdled' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(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" .)