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I had Heather doing nothing (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

idling

'doing nothing' is the definition.
(to idle is to do nothing)

'i had heather' is the wordplay.
'i had' becomes 'i'd' (contraction).
'heather' becomes 'ling' (synonyms).
'id'+'ling'='IDLING'

(Other definitions for idling that I've seen before include "Not at work" , "spending lazy time?" , "Being unoccupied" , "Spending time doing nothing" , "Not in gear; lazing around" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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