I'd acted as a guide yet didn't do any work (5)

I believe the answer is:

idled

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'yet didn't do any work' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'i'd acted as a guide' is the wordplay.
'acted as a guide' becomes 'led' (I've seen this in another clue).
'id'+'led'='IDLED'

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(Other definitions for idled that I've seen before include "relaxed" , "Loafed, lazed about" , "Wasted time" , "Was lazy" , "Spent time doing nothing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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