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Tense Independent editor gets married (4)

Ross

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" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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