Dilatory sort of hero-worship (8)

I believe the answer is:

idolatry

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'worship' is the definition.
(I know that Idolatry is a type of worship)

'dilatory sort of' is the wordplay.
'sort of' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dilatory' anagrammed gives 'IDOLATRY'.

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(Other definitions for idolatry that I've seen before include "Worship of a false god" , "reverence" , "Adulation" , "Icon worship" , "Worship of godly images" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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