Reproached youngster avoiding line editor (6)
I believe the answer is:
chided
'reproached youngster' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'avoiding line editor' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'editor' could be 'ed' (abbreviation) and 'ed' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'chid' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chided that I've seen before include "Scolded or rebuked" , "Reprimanded or rebuked" .)