The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 2 letter word CARRY ON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result CARRY ON
- Continue to play away
- Continue to play around
- To-do gets prisoner ‘enry being locked up
- Continue to complain
- Continue in some films
- At home during journey having usual fuss with some luggage?
- Continue to complain
- Persist with hand luggage
- Emily who painted that kind of bag
- Continue with cliffs just after cutting south
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The straight part
We know that "Continue/to play away" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case continue/to play away = carry on.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does CARRY ON mean?
CARRY ON noun- That luggage or baggage which is taken onto an airplane with a passenger, rather than checked.
- An activity that is done in an excessively excitable or anxious manner.
- Taken onto an airplane with a passenger, rather than checked.