Editor caught between Times and Independent, expressing hesitation at sameness (6)
I believe the answer is:
tedium
'sameness' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'editor caught between times and independent expressing hesitation' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'editor' could be 'ed' (abbreviation) and 'ed' is present in the answer.
'independent' could be 'i' and 'i' is found in the answer.
'hesitation' could be 'um' (um is said in hesitation) and 'um' is found in the answer.
A single letter 't' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'at' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tedium that I've seen before include "Boredom, mental weariness" , "Boredom with monotony" , "Routine" , "Boredom or dullness" , "Dullness, monotony" .)