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Wait for old judge to cough up (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

expectorate

'cough up' is the definition.
('expectorate' can be a synonym of 'cough up')

'wait for old judge' is the wordplay.
'wait for' becomes 'expect' ('expect' can be a synonym of 'wait for').
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'judge' becomes 'rate' (rating is a kind of judging).
'expect'+'o'+'rate'='EXPECTORATE'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for expectorate that I've seen before include "Cough up and spit out" , "clear throat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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