The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LOITERS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result LOITERS
- Its role is to reform lags?
- Hangs around spreading rotten lies putting cardinal down
- See one taking rest – unfortunately doesn’t get on with it
- Labour leader, joining Tories after a reshuffle, acts suspiciously
- Signs of hesitation after one in bunch dilly-dallies
- Labour leader facing confused Tories hangs around
- Loser desperate to have sex is wandering aimlessly
- One amongst many blunders! Abandons Syria essentially and waits idly
- Delays certain measures including closing of Metro
- American measures to imprison old lags
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The straight part
We know that "lags" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lags = loiters.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LOITERS mean?
LOITERS verb- To stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly.
- To remain at a certain place instead of moving on.
- For an aircraft to remain in the air near a target.