The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ETERNAL
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More clues leading to the result ETERNAL
- Continuous let near resort
- Non-resident wanting vote is persistent
- No time for duck to catch seabird? It’s endless
- Relentless non-resident wanting vote
- Eastern bird coming to a lake, not stopping
- Being always superficial, blowing kiss
- Perennial outside’s no cross
- Everlasting monologue ultimately learnt inadequately
- Endless ale drunk before and after reported act
- Immortal Oriental bird beside a lake
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The straight part
We know that "persistent" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case persistent = eternal.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ETERNAL mean?
ETERNAL noun- One who lives forever; an immortal.
- Lasting forever; unending.
- Existing outside time; as opposed to sempiternal, existing within time but everlastingly
- Exceedingly great or bad; used as an intensifier.