Cryptic crossword clue
Coleen or Victoria, say, with returning infestation spending unwisely 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word WASTING

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What does WASTING mean?

WASTING verb
  1. To devastate, destroy
  2. To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly.
  3. To kill; to murder.
  4. To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
  5. Gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.
  6. To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. gradually.
  7. To damage, impair, or injure (an estate, etc.) voluntarily, or by allowing the buildings, fences, etc., to fall into decay.
WASTING noun
  1. Gradual deterioration or wasting away.
  2. The act by which something is laid waste; destruction.
WASTING adjective
  1. Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass.

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