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Wait as one bound by fate having hesitation (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loiter

'wait' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'one bound by fate having hesitation' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'bound by' indicates putting letters inside (I've seen this in other clues).
'fate' becomes 'lot' ('lot' can be a synonym of 'fate').
'having' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hesitation' becomes 'er'.
'i' placed within 'lot' is 'loit'.
'loit'+'er'='LOITER'

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for loiter that I've seen before include "Linger, tarry" , "Stand around idly" , "Hang about, with 25 dn perhaps" , "lounge" , "Hang around, lurk" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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