The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SOJOURN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SOJOURN
- Stay a while; as a result, trip is by no means finished
- Stay with boy to include day in France
- Jack, our lad, comes round to stay
- Nice day? Bring lad round to visit
- Brief visit of offspring including day overseas
- Rest of 22 in 12, ultimately
- Thus little woman needs vessel for short stay
- Small newspaperman pushes up first item of oldster in brief stay
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "stay" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case stay = sojourn.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 SOJOURN mean?
SOJOURN noun- A short stay somewhere.
- A temporary residence.
- To reside somewhere temporarily, especially as a guest or lodger.