Maintained circulation as newspaper boss stopped working (6)
I believe the answer is:
eddied
'maintained circulation' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'newspaper boss stopped working' is the wordplay.
'newspaper boss' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'stopped working' becomes 'died' (I've seen this in another clue).
'ed'+'died'='EDDIED'
'as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eddied that I've seen before include "(Of fluid) moved in circles" , "Whirled" , "(Of smoke) moved in a circular manner" , "Of water, swirled around" , "went the rounds wildly" .)