Tense Independent editor gets married (4)
I believe the answer is:
tied
'married' is the definition.
('tie' can be a synonym of 'marry')
'tense independent editor' is the wordplay.
'tense' becomes 't' (abbreviation used in many dictionaries).
'independent' becomes 'i'.
'editor' becomes 'ed'.
't'+'i'+'ed'='TIED'
'gets' is the link.
(Other definitions for tied that I've seen before include "Made bow" , "Drew; bound" , "United" , "Fastened, bound" , "Roped into diet" .)