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Limit restricting endless tendency for waffly language (8)

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verbiage

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'language' is the definition.
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'limit restricting endless tendency' is the wordplay.
'limit' becomes 'verge' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'restricting' indicates putting letters inside.
'endless' means to remove the last letter.
'tendency' becomes 'bias' (bias is a kind of tendency).
'bias' with its last letter taken away is 'bia'.
'verge' placed around 'bia' is 'VERBIAGE'.

'for waffly' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for verbiage that I've seen before include "Otiose, meaningless, sentences" , "Prolixity" , "Excessively lengthy speech or writing" , "Excessive number of words to express idea" , "Use of excessive words" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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