Passed time in Kildare with writer (6)
I believe the answer is:
killed
'passed time in kildare' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to change as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'writer' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'writer' could be 'ed' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'ed' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'kill' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for killed that I've seen before include "Caused to die" , "Murdered" , "wasted" , "Slain" .)