Cryptic crossword clue
Given an unenviable task, but managed to detain Brown 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word LUMBERED

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What does LUMBERED mean?

LUMBERED verb
  1. To move clumsily and heavily; to move slowly.
  2. (with with) To load down with things, to fill, to encumber, to impose an unwanted burden on
  3. To heap together in disorder.
  4. To fill or encumber with lumber.

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