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Therefore he got pleasant, wasting second (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hence

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'therefore' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'he got pleasant wasting second' is the wordplay.
'got' indicates putting letters inside.
'pleasant wasting second' becomes 'enc' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'he' going around 'enc' is 'HENCE'.

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(Other definitions for hence that I've seen before include "As a result" , "As a consequence" , "For this reason; in the future" , "It follows from that fact" , "Thus" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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