The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word REMAINING
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result REMAINING
- Left in control of horse, mother overwhelmed
- … left crew circling English Channel
- Staying much absorbed, initially, in what carriage driver is doing?
- Outstanding European foremost in league
- Left sweetheart first wearing wedding band
- “Right”, in enigma, confusingly “left”
- Dharma’s about to be caught in bad weather that’s persisting
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What does REMAINING mean?
REMAINING verb- To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
- To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
- To await; to be left to.
- To continue in a state of being.
- An act or occurrence by which someone or something remains
- Remnant.
- Which remains, especially after something else has been removed.