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Delayed charging almost all editors (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stalled

'delayed' is the definition.
(stalling is a kind of delaying)

'charging almost all editors' is the wordplay.
'charging' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (the clue is charged with the answer).
'STALLED' is hidden within 'almost all editors'.

(Other definitions for stalled that I've seen before include "like horses in the stable" , "Prevaricated" , "housed in a farm shed?" , "(Of car) stopped running" , "Used delaying tactics - let lads do it" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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