Harassed professional, very fine editor (8)
I believe the answer is:
provoked
'harassed' is the definition.
('provoke' can be a synonym of 'harass')
'professional very fine editor' is the wordplay.
'professional' becomes 'pro' ('pro' can be a synonym of 'professional').
'very' becomes 'v' (abbreviation).
'fine' becomes 'ok' ('OK' can be a synonym of 'fine').
'editor' becomes 'ed'.
'pro'+'v'+'ok'+'ed'='PROVOKED'
(Another definition for provoked that I've seen is " Incensed, caused".)
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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