Sense displayed in accommodating a delay (4)
I believe the answer is:
wait
'delay' is the definition.
(I know that delay can be written as wait)
'sense displayed in accommodating a' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
'sense' could be 'wit' (I have seen 'Good sense' mean 'wit' so perhaps 'sense' could also mean 'wit') and 'wit' is found in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wait that I've seen before include "Delay action" , "Bide one's time" , "Stay" , "Attend, expect" , "Serve on tables" .)