Looked for a state thing indicated by editor (7)

I believe the answer is:

awaited

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'state thing indicated by editor' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'looked for a' is the wordplay.
'looked' becomes 'waited' ('wait' can be a synonym of 'look').
'for' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'waited' put after 'a' is 'AWAITED'.

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(Other definitions for awaited that I've seen before include "Expected" , "anticipated" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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