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Too heavy concerning reported delay (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overweight

'too heavy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'concerning reported delay' is the wordplay.
'concerning' becomes 'over' (both can mean relating to).
'reported' shows a homophone (sound like).
'delay' becomes 'wait' (synonyms).
'wait' is a homophone of 'weight'.
'over'+'weight'='OVERWEIGHT'

(Other definitions for overweight that I've seen before include "Obese" , "Too heavy" , "Big" , "Carrying a lot of stones" , "stout" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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