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Wandered off, wasting rest day (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

strayed

'wandered off' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'wasting rest day' is the wordplay.
'wasting' is an anagram indicator (waste can mean to destroy).
'rest'+'day'='restday'
'restday' with letters rearranged gives 'STRAYED'.

(Other definitions for strayed that I've seen before include "Wandered away" , "Dry seat (anag) - got lost" , "Erred, wandered" , "Wandered (from path)" , "Went off the track" .)

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