The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word AEON
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result AEON
- . Odd characters in Cape Town ignored for many years
- Came round every so often for many years
- Foot not party leader for a very long time
- A long time, and a bad one
- Without gravity, mature over a long time in space
- Even places in Cameroon provide a great time?
- Racegoing odds are cut in long term
- Long time taken in Mycenae once
- Long time and a bad one
- First of Acrosses gets one troubled for a very long time
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The straight part
We know that "many yea" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case many yea = aeon.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does AEON mean?
AEON noun- (preferred spelling, with æon) A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.
- (Cosmology) Each universe in a series of universes, according to conformal cyclic cosmology.
- Eternity.
- A period of 1,000,000,000 years.
- The longest time period used in geology.
- A long period of time.
- (usually spelled aeon or æon) A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.