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Having wasted time, daughter married (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dallied

'having wasted time' is the definition.

'daughter married' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd'.
'married' becomes 'allied'.
'd'+'allied'='DALLIED'

(Other definitions for dallied that I've seen before include "Dialled up, having delayed" , "Dawdled or wasted time" , "Held back" , "Hung about" , "moved slowly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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