Cryptic crossword clue
Hung on, guided across raging Niger 8

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

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What does LINGERED mean?

LINGERED verb
  1. To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so; to loiter.
  2. To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
  3. (often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.

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