What does the cryptic crossword clue "Lad we'd diverted gets to waste time (6)" mean?

The definition is "waste time". The wordplay uses an anagram. anagram of LAD + WE'D = DAWDLE; definition: "waste time" The answer is DAWDLE.

Lad we'd diverted gets to waste time (6)

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