Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STAYED

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What does STAYED mean?

STAYED verb
  1. To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
  2. To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
  3. To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
  4. To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
  5. To cause to cease; to put an end to.
  6. To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
  7. To hold the attention of.
  8. To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
  9. To wait for; await.
  10. To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).
  11. To rest; depend; rely.
  12. To stop; come to a stand or standstill.
  13. To come to an end; cease.
  14. To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.
  15. To make a stand; to stand firm.
  16. To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end.
  17. To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
  18. To wait; rest in patience or expectation.
  19. (used with on or upon) To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.
  20. To continue to have a particular quality.
  21. To live; reside
STAYED verb
  1. To brace or support with a stay or stays
  2. To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
  3. To tack; put on the other tack.
  4. To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.

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