The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word LENGTHEN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result LENGTHEN
- Spin out of control, finally, subsequently holding our tongue
- Make longer part of journey around Norway next
- Part of journey around north before next stretch
- Using two languages at that time causes increase in duration
- Stretch student with English afterwards
- Fast woman describes good stretch
- New parts on, so spin out
- Extend support to admit new leader soon
- Boy and girl later stretch out
- 17d
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The straight part
We know that "Spin out" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case spin out = lengthen.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 LENGTHEN mean?
LENGTHEN verb- To make longer, to extend the length of.
- To become longer.