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Wasted time, aimed to be prompt (9)

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I believe the answer is:

immediate

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

'wasted time aimed' is the wordplay.
'wasted' indicates anagramming the letters.
'time'+'aimed'='timeaimed'
'timeaimed' is an anagram of 'IMMEDIATE'.

'to be' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for immediate that I've seen before include "Nearest" , "Prompt,straightaway" , "Direct" , "Occurring without delay" , "Involving no delay" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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