The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PROLONG
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PROLONG
- Prince topless, tea to get more drawn out
- Con opposes this lengthy stretch
- Trident component? Left-over parts causing delay
- Extend argument for name to be inscribed in record
- Stretch point to include folk lacking cover
- Delay stench suppressing endless wind
- Extend argument for name being in record
- Draw out professional student working with force of gravity
- Prolixic’s half wrong, missing odd word – carry on
- Stretch a point and look inside
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The straight part
We know that "Delay" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case delay = prolong.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 PROLONG mean?
PROLONG verb- To extend in space or length.
- To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of
- To put off to a distant time; to postpone.
- To become longer; lengthen.