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Longed to fix the editor! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pined

'longed' is the definition.
('pine' can be a synonym of 'long')

'fix the editor' is the wordplay.
'fix' becomes 'pin' (to pin is to fix in place).
'the editor' becomes 'ed' (abbreviation).
'pin'+'ed'='PINED'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pined that I've seen before include "Starved" , "Languished, yearned" , "Longed; wasted (away)" , "Became ill with longing" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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