The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DILATORY
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result DILATORY
- Hat raised by a politician given to delay
- After U-turn, a top politician procrastinating
- Time-wasting form of idolatry
- . Lazy woman, 50: someone like Priti Patel?
- After a cover up, politician is shilly-shallying
- Laid out rightwinger for time- wasting
- Laid out right-winger for time-wasting
- Covering back, a politician given to stalling
- A top flipping Conservative’s slow
- Sluggish? Wanting answer, get a conservative on the phone
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The straight part
We know that "Time-wasting" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case time-wasting = dilatory.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DILATORY mean?
DILATORY adjective- Relating to dilation; dilative
- Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision.
- Slow or tardy.