Clue: Tendentious bid may be put forward after no end of hesitation (7)
Answer: DOUBLED
Explanation: Definition: Tendentious bid may be
a bid in bridge might be 'doubled' if the opposing team believe it can be beaten. "Tendentious" as in 'disagreed with'
 **LED**="put forward"; after **DOUB**[t]="hesitation" with no end letter