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He's getting the Editor's attention! (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heed

'attention' is the definition.
(taking heed is paying attention)

'he's getting the editor's' is the wordplay.
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the editor' becomes 'ed' (abbreviation).
'he'+'ed'='HEED'

(Other definitions for heed that I've seen before include "Obey" , "Careful attention" , "Care, attention (paid)" , "Observe" , "Take note of" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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