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Passing fashion pursued by editor is no longer prominent (5)

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I believe the answer is:

faded

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'no longer prominent' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'passing fashion pursued by editor' is the wordplay.
'passing fashion' becomes 'fad' (I've seen this in another clue).
'pursued by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'editor' becomes 'ed' (abbreviation).
'fad'+'ed'='FADED'

'is' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for faded that I've seen before include "Lost freshness or colour" , "Bleached or deteriorated" , "Gradually disappeared" , "Washed out" , "Lost youth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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